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'''Emo of Friesland''' (c. 1175<!-- probably in [[Fivelingo]]-->–1237) was a [[Frisians|Frisian]] scholar and abbot who probably came from the region of [[Groningen]], and the earliest foreign student studying at [[Oxford University]] whose name has survived. He wrote a [[Latin]] chronicle, later expanded by his successors Menco and Foltert into the ''Chronicon abbatum in Werum''<ref>Also ''Cronica Floridi Horti'' or ''Emonis chronica''.</ref> (chronicle of the abbots of Wittewierum). |
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'''Emo of Friesland''' (c. 1175<!-- probably in [[Fivelingo]]-->–1237) was a [[Frisians|Frisian]] scholar and abbot who probably came from the region of [[Groningen]], and the earliest foreign student studying at [[Oxford University]] whose name has survived. He wrote a [[Latin]] chronicle, later expanded by his successors [[Menko (chronicler)|Menco]] and Foltert into the ''Chronicon abbatum in Werum''<ref>Also ''Cronica Floridi Horti'' or ''Emonis chronica''.</ref> (chronicle of the abbots of Wittewierum). |
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Emo was of high birth. He began his studies at Oxford in 1190. He also studied at the [[University of Paris]] and at [[University of Orléans|Orléans]]. Following his studies, he returned to Frisia to take up a post as schoolmaster in [[Westeremden]] and parish priest in [[Huizinge]]. Around 1209, he took the vows of a [[monk]] in order to assist his uncle, Emo of Romerswerf, in founding a monastery in [[Holwierde]] near Groningen. Under Emo's direction as first abbot, the monastery of |
Emo was of high birth. He began his studies at Oxford in 1190. He also studied at the [[University of Paris]] and at [[University of Orléans|Orléans]]. Following his studies, he returned to Frisia to take up a post as schoolmaster in [[Westeremden]] and parish priest in [[Huizinge]]. Around 1209, he took the vows of a [[monk]] in order to assist his uncle, Emo of Romerswerf, in founding a monastery in [[Holwierde]] near Groningen. Under Emo's direction as first abbot, the monastery of {{ill|Floridus Hortus|nl|Klooster Bloemhof}} (Wittewierum, Bloemhof) joined the [[Premonstratensian]]s and became a daughter house of [[Prémontré Abbey]] in 1217.<ref>Johannes Mol (2016), [http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2213-2139_emc_SIM_00933 "Emo"], in ''[[Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle]]'', ed. Graeme Dunphy and Cristian Bratu. Consulted online on 11 November 2019.</ref> |
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Emo's section of the ''Chronicon'' covers the years 1203–1237. Besides information about the abbey he helped found, it also covers the secular history of Frisia and Groningen and even the [[Crusades]] to the Holy Land. According to his own writing he copied a naval itinerary of the Frisian's fleet's journey from the delta of the [[River Lauwers]] to [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] (1217–1218). This text is known as the [[De itinere Frisonum]] and it provides a lot of details about the naval voyage and the crusading motivations of the Frisian participants.<ref>Villegas-Aristizábal, Lucas "A Frisian Perspective on Crusading in Iberia as Part of the Sea Journey to the Holy Land, 1217–1218," Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, 3rd Series 15 (2018), 69-149.https://www.academia.edu/37460772/A_Frisian_Perspective_on_Crusading_in_Iberia_as_part_of_the_Sea_Journey_to_the_Holy_Land_1217_1218</ref> According to the continuation by Menco, Emo also wrote the works ''De anima'' (on the soul), ''Arbor vitiorum et virtutum'' ([[Tree of virtues and tree of vices|tree of vices and virtues]]), ''De differentia criminum'' (on different crimes) and ''De differentia virtutum politicarum et theologicarum'' (on the difference between political and theological virtues). All of these works are thought lost.<ref>Jacob Cornelis van Slee, [https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd100940536.html "Emo von Wittewierum"], in ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' 6 (1877), pp. 91–92.</ref> |
Emo's section of the ''Chronicon'' covers the years 1203–1237. Besides information about the abbey he helped found, it also covers the secular history of Frisia and Groningen and even the [[Crusades]] to the Holy Land. According to his own writing he copied a naval itinerary of the Frisian's fleet's journey from the delta of the [[River Lauwers]] to [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] (1217–1218). This text is known as the [[De itinere Frisonum]] and it provides a lot of details about the naval voyage and the crusading motivations of the Frisian participants.<ref>Villegas-Aristizábal, Lucas "A Frisian Perspective on Crusading in Iberia as Part of the Sea Journey to the Holy Land, 1217–1218," Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, 3rd Series 15 (2018), 69-149.https://www.academia.edu/37460772/A_Frisian_Perspective_on_Crusading_in_Iberia_as_part_of_the_Sea_Journey_to_the_Holy_Land_1217_1218</ref> According to the continuation by Menco, Emo also wrote the works ''De anima'' (on the soul), ''Arbor vitiorum et virtutum'' ([[Tree of virtues and tree of vices|tree of vices and virtues]]), ''De differentia criminum'' (on different crimes) and ''De differentia virtutum politicarum et theologicarum'' (on the difference between political and theological virtues). All of these works are thought lost.<ref>Jacob Cornelis van Slee, [https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd100940536.html "Emo von Wittewierum"], in ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' 6 (1877), pp. 91–92.</ref> |
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Emo of Friesland (c. 1175–1237) was a Frisian scholar and abbot who probably came from the region of Groningen, and the earliest foreign student studying at Oxford University whose name has survived. He wrote a Latin chronicle, later expanded by his successors Menco and Foltert into the Chronicon abbatum in Werum[1] (chronicle of the abbots of Wittewierum).
Emo was of high birth. He began his studies at Oxford in 1190. He also studied at the University of Paris and at Orléans. Following his studies, he returned to Frisia to take up a post as schoolmaster in Westeremden and parish priest in Huizinge. Around 1209, he took the vows of a monk in order to assist his uncle, Emo of Romerswerf, in founding a monastery in Holwierde near Groningen. Under Emo's direction as first abbot, the monastery of Floridus Hortus (Wittewierum, Bloemhof) joined the Premonstratensians and became a daughter house of Prémontré Abbey in 1217.[2]
Emo's section of the Chronicon covers the years 1203–1237. Besides information about the abbey he helped found, it also covers the secular history of Frisia and Groningen and even the Crusades to the Holy Land. According to his own writing he copied a naval itinerary of the Frisian's fleet's journey from the delta of the River Lauwers to Acre (1217–1218). This text is known as the De itinere Frisonum and it provides a lot of details about the naval voyage and the crusading motivations of the Frisian participants.[3] According to the continuation by Menco, Emo also wrote the works De anima (on the soul), Arbor vitiorum et virtutum (tree of vices and virtues), De differentia criminum (on different crimes) and De differentia virtutum politicarum et theologicarum (on the difference between political and theological virtues). All of these works are thought lost.[4]
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[edit]- ^ Also Cronica Floridi Horti or Emonis chronica.
- ^ Johannes Mol (2016), "Emo", in Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle, ed. Graeme Dunphy and Cristian Bratu. Consulted online on 11 November 2019.
- ^ Villegas-Aristizábal, Lucas "A Frisian Perspective on Crusading in Iberia as Part of the Sea Journey to the Holy Land, 1217–1218," Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, 3rd Series 15 (2018), 69-149.https://www.academia.edu/37460772/A_Frisian_Perspective_on_Crusading_in_Iberia_as_part_of_the_Sea_Journey_to_the_Holy_Land_1217_1218
- ^ Jacob Cornelis van Slee, "Emo von Wittewierum", in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 6 (1877), pp. 91–92.
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