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In the ninth and tenth centuries Muslims conquered Sicily and led raids against many other Italian regions, including the central and northern parts of the Peninsula. The fact that all the early medieval Italian chronicles and several hagiographical works recorded their activities emphasize the relevance of their activities. The memory of the Muslim presence in those years did not disappear in the following centuries. Moreover, it was sometimes believed necessary to fill the gaps left in works written by early medieval authors and to change or omit details of their accounts that were not consonant with later concepts held about Christian and Muslim relationships. The goal of this article is to examine these later rewrites and the reasons behind them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]