The Chronicle of 741 treated Spain’s Muslim conquest as an unremarkable event.

Evidence

In a section devoted to the reign of the caliph Walîd I (705–15), the chronicler recounts the Muslim conquests in Asia Minor (Romania), India, and the Mediterranean islands. The conquest of Spain receives one sentence: “In the western regions the Kingdom of the Goths, for so long and so solidly established in Spain, was invaded by a general named Mûsâ, with his army, was conquered and made to pay tribute.” — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 471 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

The reader of the Chronicle of 741 would have no reason to think that the Muslim conquest of Spain was of special importance. In a section devoted to the reign of the caliph Walîd I (705–15), the chronicler recounts the Muslim conquests in Asia Minor (Romania), India, and the Mediterranean islands. The conquest of Spain receives one sentence: “In the western regions the Kingdom of the Goths, for so long and so solidly established in Spain, was invaded by a general named Mûsâ, with his army, was conquered and made to pay tribute.” — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 471 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Some early Iberian chroniclers treated the Muslim conquest as unremarkable history — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 471; Eighth-century Spanish chroniclers narrated the Muslim conquest without theological explanation.; Early chroniclers treated the Muslim conquest of Spain as minor news — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 471 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Some early Iberian chroniclers treated the Muslim conquest as unremarkable history #corroborates (1.00) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 471
• Eighth-century Spanish chroniclers narrated the Muslim conquest without theological explanation. #corroborates (1.00)
• Early chroniclers treated the Muslim conquest of Spain as minor news #corroborates (1.00) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 471