Often on this blog, we translate primary sources for 9th-11th century France and its neighbours into English, and it occured to me that it might be useful if I put them all together. So here they are, in chronological order of production:
800, very approximately: an early medieval love letter.
811, beginning of the year: a letter from Charlemagne to Emperor Nicephorus I.
813, beginning of the year: a letter from Charlemagne to Emperor Michael I.
813, November 11th: a letter from Pope Leo II to Charlemagne concerning North Africa.
819, March 7th: a charter of Einhard freeing a slave and making him a Roman citizen.
829: the canons of the Council of Paris about kingship.
850, very approximately: the Bavarian Geographer’s description of the cities of eastern Europe.
853, November: the Treaty of Valenciennes between Charles the Bald and Emperor Lothar I.
854, February: the Treaty of Liège between Charles the Bald and Emperor Lothar I.
859, June 14th: Charles the Bald’s accusations of treachery against Archbishop Wanilo of Sens.
860, circa: a mass from Saint-Martin of Tours praying for God’s help against barbarian persecution.
869, April 17th: a charter of King Salomon of Brittany in favour of the abbey of Plélan.
877: Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims’ Ordo to crown King Louis the Stammerer.
877, January 6th: a diploma of Charles the Bald in favour of Saint-Bénigne of Dijon.
877, 5th May: a diploma of Charles the Bald endowing the abbey of Notre-Dame of Carlopolis.
878, 18th August: an interpolated (perhaps forged) papal diploma of John VIII in favour of the abbey of Saint-Gilles, issued at the Synod of Troyes.
879, July 25th: a charter of Boso of Provence in favour of the abbey of Montiéramey.
879, October 15th: the records of the Convention of Mantaille, electing Boso of Provence as king.
879, November 8th: a diploma of Boso of Provence in favour of the church of Autun.
880, November 30th: a diploma of Carloman II in favour of the church of Autun.
881, June 5th: a diploma of Carloman II in favour of Saint-Gondon-sur-Loire, a cell of the community of Saint-Florent.
882, August 8th: a diploma of Carloman II in favour of Archdeacon Otbert of Langres.
882, November 4th: a diploma of Charles the Fat confirming an exchange made between Archdeacon Otbert of Langres and Guy of Spoleto.
883, January 23rd: a diploma of Carloman II in favour of the abbey of Alfa.
884, March: the last-ever Carolingian capitulary, issued by Carloman II at Ver, and targetted at thieves.
884, March 13th: a diploma of Carloman II in favour of the church of Châlons-sur-Marne.
885, May 20th: a diploma of Charles the Fat in favour of the church of Langres.
885, December 3rd: a charter of Hugh the Abbot freeing a slave and making him a Roman citizen.
886, October 27th: a diploma of Charles the Fat confirming an exchange between Saint-Aignan of Orléans and the brothers Archbishop Adalald of Tours and Bishop Raino of Angers.
887, May 18th: a charter from the synod of Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon in favour of the church of Langres.
888: the Ordo to crown the first non-Carolingian West Frankish king, Odo.
888, June 10th: a royal diploma of King Rudolph I of Transjurane Burgundy granting the abbey of Romainmôtier to his sister Adele, duchess of ducal Burgundy.
889, June 13th: a royal diploma of King Odo confirming the lands of the abbey of Solignac.
890, August: the record of the election at Arles of Louis the Blind as king of Provence.
891, probably: a letter from Count Aribo, on the Moravian March, to Arnulf of Carinthia reporting on frontier developments.
892, June 13th: a charter describing the brothers of Saint-Martin reclaiming some of their estates in front of Robert of Neustria.
893, November 9th: a charter of Abbess Ava granting the estate of Cluny to Duke William the Pious of Aquitaine.
894, May 1st: a synodal charter wherein Bishop Walo of Autun exonerates Prior Girfred of Flavigny of the murder of his predecessor Bishop Adalgar.
895, August 14th: a royal diploma of Zwentibald of Lotharingia granting land to the abbey of Saint-Mihiel.
896, January 22nd: a royal diploma of Zwentibald of Lotharingia granting land to Saint-Denis’ priory of Salonnes.
896, July 25th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting land to Saint-Denis’ priory of Salonnes.
898, February 8th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple extending the immunity of the abbey of Saint-Denis.
898, February 13th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting land to the abbey of Saint-Mihiel.
899, May: a letter from Pope John IX to the church of Langres confirming the reinstatement of Bishop Argrim.
899, May 11th: a letter from Pope John IX to Charles the Simple asking him to help Bishop Argrim of Langres.
900, circa: a royal charter of King Alan the Great of Brittany granting the abbey of Saint-Serge to Saint-Aubin d’Angers.
900, circa: the Erdmann Ordo, a late Carolingian king-making liturgy.
900, September 13th: a charter of Robert of Neustria restoring property to his abbey of Saint-Martin de Tours.
900, October 31st: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple confirming the property of the abbey of Saint-Évroult.
901, April 22nd: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting property to the abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre.
902, November 11th: a royal diploma of Louis the Blind granting property to Bernard and Theobert.
903, May 14th: a charter of Count Ebalus Manzer of Poitiers restoring property to the abbey of Nouaillé.
903, June 5th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple confirming the possessions of the abbey of Saint-Denis.
903, June 24th: a royal diploma of Louis the Child confirming the privileges of the abbey of Sankt Gallen.
904, June 3rd: a charter of Bishop Argrim of Langres granting the church of Saint-Vincent to his archdeacon Rather.
905, December 17th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting land in Pîtres to his chancellor Ernust.
906, September 7th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple confirming an exchange of property between Robert of Neustria and his abbey of Saint-Amand.
906, September 24th: a charter of Robert of Neustria making an exchange with his abbey of Saint-Amand.
906, September 24th: a charter of the monks of Saint-Amand making an exchange with their abbot Robert of Neustria.
907, April 19th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting a dowry to his new wife Frederuna.
907, May 21st: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting the abbey of Rebais to Paris cathedral.
908, June 23rd: a notice describing how a dispute over property between the canons of Marmoutier was settled at court in Tours.
909, November 9th: a royal diploma of Louis the Child confirming the property of Chèvremont.
910, May 12th: a ducal diploma of William the Pious confirming an exchange of property between Erlebald the priest and the abbey of Saint-Julien de Brioude.
911, December 20th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple confirming the property of Cambrai cathedral.
913, August 13th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting the cathedral of Trier the right to freely elect their archbishops.
913, October 30th: a notice describing how William the Pious settled a disputed over the estate of Ainé in favour of Cluny.
915: a synodal act from the councl of Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon settling a dispute between two priests.
916, May 2nd: a charter of Bishop Fulcher of Avignon granting land to the church of Avignon.
917, February 14th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple executing the last wishes of his late wife Frederuna in favour of Compiègne.
918, March 14th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple granting the abbey of Croix-Saint-Ouen to Saint-German-des-Prés.
918, May 18th: a charter of Richard the Justiciar restoring some land to Langres Cathedral.
919, June 13th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple restoring the abbey of Sint-Servaas in Maastricht to the church of Trier.
919, July 9th: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple restoring the abbey of Sint-Servaas in Maastricht to the church of Trier.
921, April 22nd: a royal diploma of Charles the Simple confirming the rights of the abbey of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
922, circa: a charter of Countess Adelaide of Burgundy to Chalon Cathedral.
923, January 25th: a royal diploma of Robert of Neustria granting estates to the abbey of Saint-Denis.
924, April 6th: a royal diploma of Ralph of Burgundy confirming the rights of the abbey of Saint-Martin-d’Autun.
925, circa: a royal diploma of Louis the Blind in favour of his follower Bonus.
926, May 21st/29th: a notice describing how the canons of Saint-Martin reclaimed some of their estates in Poitou.
927, September 9th: a royal diploma of Ralph of Burgundy confirming the rights and property of Cluny.
927, October 11th: a charter of Acfred of Aquitaine refounding the abbey of Sauxillanges.
928: a charter of Gislebert of Lotharingia setting up a precarial exchange with Trier Cathedral.
928, November: a royal diploma of Hugh of Arles in favour of the abbey of Saint-Oyen-de-Joux.
929, June 14th: a charter of Adelaide of Burgundy granting the abbey of Romainmôtier to Cluny.
930, May 3rd: a notice of how the canons of Saint-Martin de Tours reclaimed one of their estates from Hugh the Great.
931, circa: a charter of Bishop Godeschalk of Puy and others executing the will of Duke William the Younger of Aquitaine.
931, December 13th [? if not probably 933, September 13th]: a royal diploma of Ralph of Burgundy in favour of the abbey of Toul.
935, circa: the Ordo of Seven Forms, a liturgy for king making from the earlier part of the tenth century.
935, circa: a fragment of a lost history about Duke Arnulf the Bad of Bavaria.
936, June 24th: a royal diploma of Hugh of Arles grating 700 manses to his nephew Hugh the Cisalpine.
936, July 21st: a royal diploma of Louis IV in favour of the cathedral of Autun.
958, September: a charter describing a judgement of Bishop Stephen II of Clermont.
960, circa: the so-called ‘Romano-German Pontifical”s coronation liturgy.
960, circa: the will of Count Raymond III of Toulouse.
962, circa: a genealogy of Count Arnulf the Great of Flanders written by Witger the priest.
979, August 6th: a charter of Liutgard of Chartres and her friend Godeleva granting land to the abbey of Saint-Père de Chartres.
980, circa: the Ratold Ordo, an Anglo-Saxon influenced liturgy for making a king.
989, June 1st: the acts of the Council of Charroux forbidding violence against churches, the poor, and unarmed clergy.
1000, circa: the Fécamp Chronicle, a very early history of Normandy.
1001, circa: a charter of Bishop Rainald of Angers defending himself against an accusation of simony.
1002, circa: the will of Count Roger the Old of Carcassonne.
1058, May 23rd: a notice describing the coronation of King Philip I.
1096, circa: the Fragmentum historiae Andegavensis, a history of Anjou composed by Count Fulk le Réchin.
1091: a charter describing how Odo, lord of Péronne, restored land to the abbey at Compiègne.
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