ABSTRACT
Godfrey of Viterbo, though a well-known historiographer in medieval times, seemed to be of minor significance for modern scholars in comparison to other chroniclers such as Otto of Freising. Nevertheless, Godfrey’s importance for many diverse fields of research cannot be denied. Moreover, there is hardly an oeuvre more suitable for interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary investigation than his. It can be regarded or studied as a source for the history of ideas, for literary motives and topics, and for religious and cultural aspects, to name only a few. Many discourses of his time are reflected in his work.
