noun

A person who writes annals.

He was preceded by a handful of annalists, notably Hydatius in Galicia, and followed, among others, by Gregory of Tours and Fredegar in Francia, Isidore in Spain, Bede in Northumbria, and Paul the Deacon in Italy.

storyteller,teller of tales,recounter,relater,describer,chronicler,romancer,reporter,annalist