Source: CharterS355

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Description

Alfred, king of the Anglo-Saxons, to Deormod; grant of 5 hides (mansi) at Appleford, Berks., in exchange for land at Harandun (Horn Down near East Hendred, Berks.) and 50 mancuses of gold.

Charter information
Sawyer 355
Birch 581
Kemble 326
British Academy Kelly, Abingdon No. 18
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Abingdon
Source Information
Language Latin with Old English
Scholarly Source Dating 892 x 899

Notes

*Stenton 1913, p. 32, authentic; Grundy, Berks. 1922, pp. 144-5, on bounds; Forsberg 1950, p. 24, on bounds; John 1966, p. 45, on royal style; Stenton 1971, p. 550 and n. 2, MSS seem to be independent; PN Berks., ii. 400-1, 424, 427, 429, 480-1, iii. 750, 754-5, bounds describe modern parish of Appleford; Gelling, ECTV, no. 30, authentic; Whitelock 1979, p. 78 and n. 6, authentic; Keynes and Lapidge 1983, pp. 227-8 n. 1, royal style; Dumville 1992, pp. 45-6, cited; Keynes 1994/2, pp. 1139-40, probably acceptable; Smyth 1995, p. 374; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 18, authentic basis, but probably reworked at Abingdon in the late 10th or 11th century