The chronicle of Bishop Pelagius of Oviedo, who served as bishop of Oviedo in northwestern Spain in the first half of the twelfth century CE, spans a period of just under 125 years, covering the rulers of the kingdom of León in northwestern Spain. Written in a rather rudimentary Latin with grammatical mistakes, the chronicle begins with the accession of Bermudo II in 985 CE and ends with the death of Alfonso VI in 1109 CE. In this regard, it is very much a chronicle of contrasts, highlighting Bermudo II's supposed wickedness in contrast with the piety and glory of Alfonso VI.
Whatever the issues of the reliability of this chronicle, it is notable that some of the stories and anecdotes related here later found their way into the monumental Latin 'history of Spain' by Lucas of Tuy in his Chronicon Mundi. These stories and anecdotes include:
. The story of the bull that Bermudo II set loose to attack Bishop Adulfus following a false accusation made by three servants of the church of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela. The bull deposits its horns in the bishop's hand and leaves him unharmed, returning to the woods from which it came.
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