Source: CharterS111

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Description

Offa, king of the English, to Jænberht, archbishop; grant of 3 sulungs (aratra) at Lydd, Kent.

Charter information
Sawyer 111
Birch 214
Kemble 122
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Canterbury, Christ Church
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 774
Scholarly Source Dating 774

Notes

Stenton 1918, p. 446 and n. 64, original, discusses royal style (= Stenton 1970, p. 60 and n. 6); Wallenberg, KPN, pp. 55-6, on place-names; Ward 1943, p. 24; Wright 1950, p. 389, MS 1 in a hand of c. 1000; Stenton 1971, p. 207, cited; Vollrath-Reichelt 1971, p. 172; Sawyer 1978, p. 101, MS 1 10th-century; Scharer 1982, pp. 228-31, spurious; Wormald 1983, p. 110, suspect but probably not complete fabrication, discusses royal style; Brooks 1984, pp. 112, 114, 320, later forgery but bounds and witness-list probably from an early document, MS 1 s. x2 or x/xi; Brooks 1988, pp. 95, 98-100, on topography, forger used 8th-century charter; Fleming 1997, p. 94, comment on short version.

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
RecordedNames S111    Jænberht 1 (Iaenberht)
RecordedNames S111    Jænberht 1 (Iaenbert)
RecordedNames S111    Heardred 1 (Heared)
RecordedNames S111    Folcberht 1 (Folcberht)
RecordedNames S111    Esne 1 (Esne)
RecordedNames S111    Ealdberht 12 (Aldberht)
RecordedNames S111    Ealdberht 10 (Aldberht)
RecordedNames S111    Eadberht 20 (Eadberht)
RecordedNames S111    Eadberht 16 (Eadberht)
RecordedNames S111    Eadbald 6 (Eadbald)
RecordedNames S111    Cynethryth 2 (Cynethryth)
RecordedNames S111    Cyne 1 (Cian)
RecordedNames S111    Brorda 3 (Brorda)
RecordedNames S111    Brorda 2 (Brorda)
RecordedNames S111    Botwine 1 (Botuuin)
RecordedNames S111    Bobba 2 (Boba)
RecordedNames S111    Beorhtwald 7 (Berhtuuold)
RecordedNames S111    Beorhthun 3 (Byrhthun)
RecordedNames S111    Badoheard 1 (Badohard)
RecordedNames S111    Æthelwald 16 (Atheluuold)
Office S111    Offa 7 held office of King (king of the whole country of the English)
Office S111    Jænberht 1 held office of Archbishop (archbishop of Canterbury)
Office S111    Folcberht 1 held office of Abbot
Office S111    Ealdberht 12 held office of Abbot
Office S111    Ealdberht 10 held office of Abbot
Office S111    Eadberht 16 held office of Bishop
Office S111    Eadbald 6 held office of Dux
Office S111    Cynethryth 2 held office of Queen
Office S111    Brorda 3 held office of Praefectus
Office S111    Brorda 2 held office of Princeps
Office S111    Botwine 1 held office of Abbot
Office S111    Beorhtwald 7 held office of Princeps
Office S111    Beorhthun 3 held office of Bishop
Office S111    Æthelwald 16 held office of Abbot
Event S111    Offa 7, king of the English, to Jænberht 1, archbishop; grant of 3 sulungs (aratra) at Lydd, Kent
RecordedNames S111    Offa 7 (Offa)
RecordedNames S111    Swithhun 2 (Suithhun)
RecordedNames S111    Wigheard 4 (Uuigheard)
Transaction S111    Offa 7, rex Anglorum, to Jænberht 1, archbishop; grant of 3 sulungs (aratra) at Lydd, Kent
Office S111    Ceolwulf 4