Notitia Arnonis

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The Notitia Arnonis , sometimes also Indiculus Arnonis or Congestum Arnonis , is a list of donations from the Bavarian dukes and other nobles to the Archdiocese of Salzburg since the beginning of the 8th century. The compilation dates from around 790 and was created for Arno , Bishop of Salzburg since 785. It was created shortly after the rule of Bavaria passed from the Agilolfingers to the Franconian Carolingians in 788. So there was a need to secure the pre-Franconian possessions, especially since some of the greats had apparently already appropriated church property. The language was adapted to the Franconian customs insofar as Bavarianisms were avoided. Thus, instead of making a fine distinction as is customary among the Agilolfingers, the witnesses appear merely as "Bavarian free".

A Benedict was commissioned to compile the Notitia, but he only included the immediate ducal donations such as the so-called consensus donations in the Notitia Arnonis.

The heading of the directory is Anno 788 congestum (= compiled in the year 788). Formerly also known as Indiculus Arnonis , it mentions many place names, settlements and churches in southern Germany and Austria for the first time. In addition to the mere listing of the goods, there is further historical information on the Bavarian dukes and the Salzburg bishops.

Charlemagne confirmed their church ownership in 790 by recognizing the registered cartae in the form of the notitia. The bishop received a corresponding document in December 790, giving the impression that he himself had interrogated (inquisitiones) of very old, truth-loving, noble men, listing their 52 names - first the clergy, then the laity . Herwig Wolfram (p. 120) refuted the claim that such a survey had been carried out.

In 798, Karl arranged for Amos to be elevated to the rank of archbishop and metropolitan of the Salzburg church province by Pope Leo III. Arno later had the Breves Notitiae made.

The Notitia has survived the 12th century in only one copy of the second half.

Editions

literature

  • Fritz Lošek : Notitia Arnonis and Breves Notitiae . In: Herwig Wolfram (Ed.): Sources on Salzburg's early history . Oldenbourg, Vienna et al. 2006, pp. 9–178. ( Publications of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research 44 = Communications of the Society for Salzburg Regional Studies, Supplementary Volume 22). ISBN 3-486-57862-6
  • Herwig Wolfram : The Notitia Arnonis and similar forms of legal security in post-Agilolfing Bavaria , in: lectures and research 23 (1977) 115-130. ( Digital copy , PDF)

Remarks

  1. ↑ Herwig Wolfram: The Notitia Arnonis and similar forms of legal security in post-Agilolfing Bavaria , in: Lectures and researches 23 (1977) 115-130, here: p. 118.
  2. ↑ Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair (ed.): Tiroler Urkundenbuch , II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys . Vol. 1: Up to the year 1140 , Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2009, p. 39 f., No. 59.
  3. ^ Arno von Salzburg: Indiculus Arnonis and Brevis notitiae Salzburgenses . Salzburg, approx. 790; Reissued from known and previously unused manuscripts and provided with explanations by Friedrich Keinz, Munich 1869, passim.