The contents of the Chronicle are known today from several surviving versions and codices, whose separate chronological and other variations have led historians to be critical of its use as a reliable document. (See .)

Authorship and composition

Authorship

The Chronicle was long regarded as the first compilation of the work of a monk named Nestor ( 1056 - 1114), who was also known to have written the Life of the Venerable Theodosius. Writers of the time spoke of the

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