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I'm afraid this article relies on outdated sources, most of them dating from as early as the 19th century (!), which suggest that Florence was the author of the Chronicon ex Chronicis. See John of Worcester for a more up-to-date summary of scholarly opinion. I'll see what I can do (not tonight though). Cavila (talk) 21:31, 22 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
While I don't doubt the speculation and uncertainty involved, Brittanica and other sources I saw on a quick Google search still credit this to Florence. The other article has few footnotes, so I'm not sure exactly which sources are able to support this. But by all means, please help improve this; I have very little access to any good scholarly sources. • ɔ∫→ 03:05, 23 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
Florence's role in the compilation of the chronicle can only be guessed at, but the entry for his obit makes clear that John felt he was much indebted to his work. He may have assembled material relating to the Anglo-Saxon period (and later) and who knows, prepared some preliminary drafts. I'll see what I can do with what comes to hand (no trip to the library is scheduled today). Cavila (talk) 07:28, 23 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
I'm hoping that the unhappy expression "starting point for his career is his obit " can be rendered more felicitously. Contraternity is an unfamiliar word, at least to me.--Wetman (talk) 02:33, 1 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
*shudders* Thanks, looks like two possible sentences had been run together. Fixed. Cavila (talk) 07:16, 2 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
