Editing Regino of Prüm (section)

==Biography==
According to the statements of a later era, Regino was the son of noble parents and was born at the stronghold of [[Altrip]] on the Rhine near [[Speyer]] at an unknown date. From his election as abbot and from his writings, it is evident that he had entered the [[Benedictine Order]], probably at Prüm itself, and that he had been a diligent student. The rich and celebrated [[Imperial Abbey of Prüm]] suffered greatly during the 9th century from the marauding incursions of the [[Norsemen]]. It had been twice seized and ravaged, in 882 AD and 892 AD. After its second devastation by the [[Danes (Germanic tribe)|Danes]], the abbot [[Farabert]] resigned his office and Regino was elected his successor in 892 AD. His labours for the restoration of the devastated abbey were hampered by the struggle between contending parties in [[Lotharingia|Lorraine]].

In 899 AD Regino was driven from his office by [[Richarius (Bishop of Liège)|Richarius]], later [[Bishop of Liège]], the brother of Count Gerhard and count Mattfried of [[County of Hainaut|Hainaut]]. Richarius was made abbot; Regino had lost the position and relocated to Trier, where he was honourably received by [[Ratbod (Archbishop of Trier)|Archbishop Ratbod]] and was appointed abbot of St Martin's, a house which he later reformed. He supported the archbishop in the latter's efforts to carry out ecclesiastical reforms in that troubled era, rebuilt the Abbey of St. Martin that had been laid waste by the Norsemen, accompanied the archbishop on visitations, and used his leisure for writing.  Regino died at Trier in 915 AD and was buried in [[St. Maximin's Abbey, Trier]], his tomb being discovered there in 1581.