Event: Death/dyingAlfred 8.death
Scholarly Info
Description |
Alfred 8 passed away on [28 October], 40 years less one day before Æthelstan 18. |
Year |
899 |
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Primary Source Info
Original Text |
... forþferde ... |
Date from Source |
900 ABCD, 901 G: [28 October] |
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Notes:
*The date is implied by the context.
*@Whitelock 1979, p. 220 n. 4, comments: 'Athelstan died in 939, reckoned 940 by writers who begin the year in September. Olaf's election followed soon after, in spite of "D"'s date. "A"'s date was originally 940.'
Persons associated with this Event:
- Recipient:
Alfred 8
(the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899)