The anonymous author who has come to be known as Fredegar put together a collection of historical sources, together with items of his own composing in the second half of the 7th century.

Contents: Gregory the Great, Carole Straw; Gregory's Rome and his early life; Gregory's activities as Bishop of Rome; The pope and the Church universal; Relations with secular authorities; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography. Fredegar, Roger Collins. 'Fredegar'?; Structure and contents of the Chronicle; One author or many?; Fredegar's sources; Fredegar's politics; Fredegar's language; The continuators; Bibliography.