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[[Image:Crònica de Ramon Muntaner.jpg|thumb|Manuscript of the Crònica by Ramon Muntaner.]]
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'''Ramon Muntaner''' ({{IPA-ca|rəˈmom muntəˈne}}) (c. 1270 &ndash; 1336 ) was a [[Catalan people|Catalan]] soldier and writer who wrote the ''Crònica'', a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the [[Catalan Company]]. He was born at [[Perelada]].
'''Ramon Muntaner''' ({{IPA-ca|rəˈmom muntəˈne}}) (1265 &ndash; 1336) was a [[Catalan people|Catalan]] mercenary and writer who wrote the ''[[Chronicle of Muntaner|Crònica]]'', a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the [[Catalan Company]]. He was born at [[Peralada]].


== Biography ==
The Catalan Company was an army of [[light infantry]] under the leadership of [[Roger de Flor]] that was made up of Aragonese and Catalan mercenaries, known as [[Almogavars]]; Roger led the Company to [[Constantinople]] to help the Greeks against the Turks.
The Catalan Company was an army of [[light infantry]] under the leadership of [[Roger de Flor]] that was made up of Aragonese and Catalan mercenaries, known as [[Almogavars]]; Roger led the Company to [[Constantinople]] to help the Greeks against the Turks.


For a lapse of time (1308-1315) he was governor of [[Djerba]] after its conquest by the [[Crown of Aragon]].<ref name="Gerli2013">{{cite book|author=E. Michael Gerli|title=Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QlpKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA593|date=4 December 2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-136-77161-3|pages=593–}}</ref>
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Ramon Muntaner's ''Crònica'' is one of the four ''Catalan Grand Chronicles'' through which the historian views thirteenth- and fourteenth century military and political matters in the [[Crown of Aragon]] and [[Catalonia]].<ref>The other three sources are the autobiography of [[James I of Aragon]], the chronicles of [[Bernard Desclot]] and the royal chronicle of [[Peter IV of Aragon]].</ref>

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Ramon Muntaner's ''Crònica'' is one of the four ''[[The Four Great Catalan Chronicles|Catalan Grand Chronicles]]'' through which the historian views thirteenth- and fourteenth century military and political matters in the [[Crown of Aragon]] and the [[Principality of Catalonia]].<ref>The other three sources are the autobiography of [[James I of Aragon]], the chronicles of [[Bernard Desclot]] and the royal chronicle of [[Peter IV of Aragon]].</ref>


He died at [[Ibiza]] in 1336.
He died at [[Ibiza]] in 1336.
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* [http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/muntaner_goodenough.pdf ''The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner'', translated into English by Lady Goodenough] (pdf file)
* [http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/muntaner_goodenough.pdf ''The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner'', translated into English by Lady Goodenough] (pdf file)
*[http://www.lluisvives.com/servlet/SirveObras/jlv/91348064098793506388868/index.htm Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the institut Lluís Vives], (in Catalan)
*[http://www.lluisvives.com/servlet/SirveObras/jlv/91348064098793506388868/index.htm Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the institut Lluís Vives], (in Catalan)
*[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~catalan/Assignments/week7_assignment.html Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the University of Berkeley] selections, (in Catalan)
*{{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011126145659/http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~catalan/assignments/week7_assignment.html |title=Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the University of Berkeley, selections, (in Catalan) |date=2001-11-26}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Muntaner, Ramon}}
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Muntaner, Ramon}}
*[https://openiberiaamerica.hcommons.org/ Selections in Catalan, English and Spanish of Muntaner's ''Crònica'' (pedagogical edition) with introduction, notes, and bibliography in ''Open Iberia/América'' (open access teaching anthology)]

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Ramon Muntaner
Ernest Vila Plaza (Figueres)
Ernest Vila Plaza (Figueres)
Born1265
Peralada, Catalonia
Died1336
Ibiza, Crown of Aragon
Genrechronicle
Manuscript of the Crònica by Ramon Muntaner.

Ramon Muntaner (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈmom muntəˈne]) (1265 – 1336) was a Catalan mercenary and writer who wrote the Crònica, a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the Catalan Company. He was born at Peralada.

Biography[edit]

The Catalan Company was an army of light infantry under the leadership of Roger de Flor that was made up of Aragonese and Catalan mercenaries, known as Almogavars; Roger led the Company to Constantinople to help the Greeks against the Turks.

For a lapse of time (1308-1315) he was governor of Djerba after its conquest by the Crown of Aragon.[1]

Ramon Muntaner's Crònica is one of the four Catalan Grand Chronicles through which the historian views thirteenth- and fourteenth century military and political matters in the Crown of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia.[2]

He died at Ibiza in 1336.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ E. Michael Gerli (4 December 2013). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 593–. ISBN 978-1-136-77161-3.
  2. ^ The other three sources are the autobiography of James I of Aragon, the chronicles of Bernard Desclot and the royal chronicle of Peter IV of Aragon.

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