An eighth-century Christian chronicle described Muhammad as noble and prudent

Evidence

As for the leader of these Saracens, he is identified as “Mahmet by name, born of the most noble tribe of that people, a very prudent man who could foresee future events.” — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 465

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader arc in this book on how medieval Christians constructed Muhammad — contrasts sharply with Alvarus’s Antichrist framing and later Latin polemics.
• CANDY: A Christian chronicler called Muhammad ‘a very prudent man who could foresee future events’ — a fun surprise given later medieval vilification.