Arnold of Lübeck (died 1211–1214) was a

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, a chronicler, the author of the '' Chronica Slavorum'' and advocate of the papal cause in the

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conflict. He was a monk at St. Ägidien monastery in

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, then from 1177 the first abbot of the newly founded St. John's monastery in

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.Leila Werthschulte. "Arnold of Lübeck." Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Edited by: Graeme Dunphy. Brill Online, 2015. Reference. 19 November 2015 First appeared online: 2012 First Print Edition: , 20101111

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