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Richer of Rheims was a monk who wrote a History of France in the 900s

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 Frodoard, who preceded him in time, was a priest at Rheims and died in 966.  His wrote a work ''Annals'' (919-966). His work was "apparently writen as the events occurred."  While Richer's book, which covers a wider period, obviously wasn't.
-Francis Palgrave in his ''The History of Normandy and of England'' tells us that with the death of Frodoard, there was a "falling off of historical information" and that Richar is thus singularly important as the "only historian at the close of the Carolingian era".  He also tells us that Gerbert, when Gerbert was Archbishop of Rheims, requested Richer to compose a complete history of France, and supplies him with materials.
+Francis Palgrave in his ''The History of Normandy and of England'' tells us that with the death of Frodoard, there was a "falling off of historical information" and that Richar is thus singularly important as the "only historian at the close of the Carolingian era".  He also tells us that Gerbert, when Gerbert was Archbishop of Rheims, requested Richer to compose a complete history of France, and supplied him with material.
 ==Sources==

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 Frodoard, who preceded him in time, was a priest at Rheims and died in 966.  His wrote a work ''Annals'' (919-966). His work was "apparently writen as the events occurred."  While Richer's book, which covers a wider period, obviously wasn't.
-Francis Palgrave in his ''The History of Normandy and of England'' tells us that with the death of Frodoard, there was a "falling off of historical information" and that Richar is thus singularly important as the "only historian at the close of the Carolingian era".  He also tells us that Gerbert requested Richer to compose a complete history of France, and supplies him with materials.
+Francis Palgrave in his ''The History of Normandy and of England'' tells us that with the death of Frodoard, there was a "falling off of historical information" and that Richar is thus singularly important as the "only historian at the close of the Carolingian era".  He also tells us that Gerbert, when Gerbert was Archbishop of Rheims, requested Richer to compose a complete history of France, and supplies him with materials.
 ==Sources==

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 Richer of Rheims (d. 1010) was a monk residing at Rheims between 966 and 998, who sometime in the tenth century wrote a History of France, possibly in four books.  He was the pupil of Gerbert.
-Flodoard, who preceded him in time, was a priest at Rheims and died in 966.  His wrote a work ''Annals'' (919-966). His work was "apparently writen as the events occurred."  While Richer's book, which covers a wider period, obviously wasn't.
+Frodoard, who preceded him in time, was a priest at Rheims and died in 966.  His wrote a work ''Annals'' (919-966). His work was "apparently writen as the events occurred."  While Richer's book, which covers a wider period, obviously wasn't.
 ==Sources==

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 *[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france Google search on 'Richard of Rheims History of France']
 *[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france "A History of Classical Scholarship"], by John Edwin Sandys, pg 489 states that Richer died in 1010
-*[http://books.google.com/books?id=aSuskfXqmqQC&pg=PA195&dq=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france&num=30#PPA220,M1 ''Readings in European History''] refers on page 220 to his ''Historiarum Libri IV (888-995)
+*[http://books.google.com/books?id=aSuskfXqmqQC&pg=PA195&dq=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france&num=30#PPA220,M1 ''Readings in European History''] refers on page 220 to Richer's ''Historiarum Libri IV (888-995)

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-Richer of Rheims (d. 1010) was a monk who, sometime in the tenth century wrote a History of France.
+Richer of Rheims (d. 1010) was a monk residing at Rheims between 966 and 998, who sometime in the tenth century wrote a History of France, possibly in four books.  He was the pupil of Gerbert.
 ==Sources==
 *[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france Google search on 'Richard of Rheims History of France']
 *[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france "A History of Classical Scholarship"], by John Edwin Sandys, pg 489 states that Richer died in 1010

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	*[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france Google search on 'Richard of Rheims History of France']		*[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france Google search on 'Richard of Rheims History of France']
		+	*[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france "A History of Classical Scholarship"], by John Edwin Sandys, pg 489 states that Richer died in 1010

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	Richer of Rheims was a monk who, sometime in the tenth century wrote a History of France.		Richer of Rheims was a monk who, sometime in the tenth century wrote a History of France.
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		+	==Sources==
		+	*[http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2008-30%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=richer+of+rheims+history+of+france Google search on 'Richard of Rheims History of France']

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