Wipo of Burgundy was a priest and writer. He was a chaplain to the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II, whose biography he wrote in chronicle form, Gesta Chuonradi II imperatoris. Present at the election of Conrad II, he most likely followed the emperor on his campaigns into Burgundy and against the Slavs, both of which he wrote with extensive clarity.
He presented his work to Conrad?s son Henry III in 1046, not long after Henry was crowned. In this Wipo fully understands his subject, is fresh and anim...
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