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The Medieval Church · c. 1005–1028
The Letters and Poems
Fulbert of Chartres · c. 960–1028
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What it is
The correspondence of a bishop and schoolmaster, including a famous letter analysing the mutual obligations of lord and vassal, and hymns still sung at Easter.
Why it lasted
The letter on fealty became the standard medieval definition of feudal obligation, quoted for centuries.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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