Event: RaidingCenwulf 3.ravaging of Kent
Scholarly Info
Description |
Cenwulf 3 harried Kent and the province that is called Romney Marsh. |
Year |
798 |
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Primary Source Info
Original Text |
... Cantiam uastauit Ceolf ... et prouinciam quae dicitur Merscuuari ... |
Date from Source |
<796>: two years after Hadrian 3 died and Ęthelred 7 was killed |
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Notes:
*Cenwulf 3 is given the correct name of Cenwulf 3 is MSS B and C of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; all other versions of the Chronicle have 'Cenwulf 3' as Ęthelweard here also does.
Persons associated with this Event:
- Agent:
Cenwulf 3
(King of the Mercians, 796-821)
Locations associated with this Event: