Andernach

Type:Elite presence
Certainty:Certain
From:587
To:588
Town:Andernach
Original text:Antonnacensis castelli promptus ad arces inde per accedens sarcina pergo ratis. sint licet hic spatiis vineta in collibus amplis, altera pars plani fertilis extat agri: plus tamen illa loci speciosi copia pollet, alter quod populus fructus habetur aquis. denique dum praesunt reges in sedibus aulae ac mensae officio prandia festa colunt ...
Translation text:Thence, making for the towers of the citadel of Andernach, I press on my approach, the burden of craft. Although there are vineyards here in broad stretches on the hills, another area is of level tilled land; but the abundance of that beautiful place is all the greater because there is a second harvest for the people in the waters. Finally, while the royal couple preside on their thrones in the court and enjoy a festive banquet as a formal occasion ...
Persons:
RoleNameReason typeReason
QueenBrunhildVisitroyal boat trip on the Moselle
KingChildebert IIVisitroyal boat trip on the Moselle
OtherVenantius FortunatusVisitroyal boat trip on the Moselle
Publications:Roberts 1994

Sources

NameTitleReferenceFromTo
Fortunatus, Opera PoeticaVenanti Honori Clementiani Fortunati presbyteri Italici Opera pedestria10.9.63-70570600