The Frenchman Hugues Foucaud (Hugo Fulcaudus), abbot of Saint-Denis, has been proposed as an author.
[1] His name, Falcandus, is apparently a cacography for Falcaudus, Latin for "Foucaud", a French surname.
Hugo concentrates on the internal politics of the Palermitan Norman court.
He has a low opinion of most of his contemporaries and ascribes villainous intent to next to all actions.
Nevertheless, his detailed account is so far above other narratives of like time and place that he cannot on grounds of bias be overlooked.