Event: Hostage-giving/taking
Anonymi 972
.giving of hostages (
Anonymi 973
) to
Alfred 8
Asserted in:
ASC
893 A (p. 55), <894> B (p. 41), 894 C (p. 66), 894 D (p. 31), 894 G (p. 61)
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Scholarly Info
Description
The East Angles (
Anonymi 972
) gave six significant hostages (
Anonymi 973
) [to
Alfred 8
].
Year
893
Primary Source Info
Original Text
A: ... Eastengle foregisla .vi. ...
Date from Source
893 A, <894> B, 894 CDG: at the time when the East Angles (
Anonymi 972
) swore oaths to
Alfred 8
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Anonymi 972
(
East Angles who had sworn oaths to
Alfred 8
)
Participant
:
Anonymi 973
(
Six hostages given by
Anonymi 972
to
Alfred 8
)
Recipient
:
Alfred 8
(
the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899
)