The understanding of historical documentation as seeking to chronicle events "exactly as they happened" is a quite modern perspective, so this research aims to look at medieval texts from a perspective more understanding of the techniques used by medieval scholars when creating these chronicles by looking at the use of etymology as a framework to direct the historical narrative of medieval chronicles.  I worked toward the project's overall goal of creating a concise database for researchers in the field of medieval history by creating a spreadsheet of chronicles mentioned in the Encyclopedia of Medieval Chronicles that would be relevant to include in the database.  After creating the spreadsheet, I compiled and input raw data from the medieval chronicles I read.  The database seeks to collect information on medieval chronicles and their authors, specifically their use of etymology, genealogy, and common sources to frame their historical narratives.  By beginning this long-term project of creating a working database of medieval chronicles and their authors, this project has the opportunity to foster new interest I medieval studies and historiography and reveal patterns in the texts so that current researchers can learn more about the nature of chronicle creation and etymology's role as the backbone of medieval historical texts.