[4][8] Both sets of annals begin with the death of Duke Drogo of Champagne.
It also gives them greater emphasis on God's role in events, which is often ignored by the minor annals.
Still, they omit many references to God found in the Annales regni Francorum.
Under 730, they claim that Charles Martel fought against Duke Lantfrid in Alemannia.
[13] The Annales Tiliani are named after Bishop Jean du Tillet (died 1570), who owned the only known manuscript, which is now lost.