Folcuin ( 935 – 16 September 990) was a monk at the abbey of Saint-Bertin, where he was a deacon and archivist, and later

abbot of Lobbes Lobbes Abbey () was a Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Lobbes, Hainaut Province, Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey played an important role in the religious, political and religious life of the Prince-Bishopric of Li ...

. He wrote histories of the abbots of both his monasteries. The ''Gesta abbatum Sithiensium'' (Deeds of the Abbots of Saint-Bertin) is a combination of

chronicle A chronicle (, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events ...

and

cartulary A cartulary or chartulary (; Latin: ''cartularium'' or ''chartularium''), also called ''pancarta'' or ''codex diplomaticus'', is a medieval manuscript volume or roll ('' rotulus'') containing transcriptions of original documents relating to the fo ...

. Folcuin incorporates numerous charters from the abbey's archives into his historical narrative, which begins with the abbey's foundation around 650 and continues to 961/2. It was composed at the request of the lay abbot, Adalolf. Folcuin also wrote the ''Gesta abbatum Lobiensium'' (Deeds of the Abbots of Lobbes).

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