Halfond, Gregory (Author)
The Heroic Age: A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe
Volume: 15
Pages: approx. 7,400 words
Edition Details: Accessed at www.mun.ca/mst/heroicage/issues/15/halfond.php.
Language: English
Celestial portents appear frequently in the Historiae of Bishop Gregory of Tours (ca. 539--94). Gregory carefully distinguished between the interpretation of celestial signs and horoscopic astrology by describing signs as natural, albeit miraculous, elements of God's Creation.
...MoreDescription On the distinction that Gregory made between the interpretation of celestial signs and horoscopic astrology.
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