Books by Symeon of Durham

This first volume of the complete works of Symeon of Durham (fl. c.1090-c.1128), published in 1882, contains his complete history of the church of Durham as well as material concerning Saints Cuthbert and Oswald among others, with an introduction and scholarly notes by Thomas Arnold (1823-1900).

The text edited and translated here for the first time for over a century is the most complete and detailed account of the church of Durham down to the early twelfth century. It is also important in the study of historical writing after the Norman Conquest, especially as recent research has cast considerable light on the identity and activities of its author, Symeon of Durham.