Source: CharterS445

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Description

King Æthelstan to Ælfric or Alfred, bishop; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at West Orchard, Dorset, with regrant by Alfred to Beorhtwynn, daughter of Wulfhelm.

Charter information
Sawyer 445
Birch 744
Kemble 376
British Academy Kelly, Shaftesbury No. 10
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Shaftesbury
Source Information
Language Latin with Old English
Date from Source 939
Scholarly Source Dating 939

Notes

*PN Devon, p. 229 n.; Grundy, Dorset, 1937, pp. 105-7, on bounds; Finberg, ECW, no. 583, authentic; O'Donovan 1973, pp. 105-6, on beneficiary; Keynes 1980, p. 44 n. 80; PN Dorset, iii. 133-4, 136, 137-9; Kelly, Shaftesbury, pp. 41-3, 'either in its entirety a genuine and unorthodox diploma of 939 or an interpolated text that reached its present form shortly after that date'

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Personal Relationship S445    Beorhtwynn 1 was Sister-in-law of Alfred 43
Event S445    King Æthelstan 18 to Ælfric 25 or Alfred 43, bishop; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at West Orchard, Dorset, with regrant by Alfred 43 to Beorhtwynn 1, daughter of Wulfhelm 19
Office S445    Æthelstan 18 held office of King (king of all of Britain)
Office S445    Alfred 43 held office of Minister
Office S445    Alfred 43 held office of Bishop
Office S445    Wulfhelm 16 held office of Archbishop (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
Office S445    Ælfheah 19 held office of Bishop (bishop of Winchester)
Personal Relationship S445    Beorhtwynn 1 was Daughter of Wulfhelm 19
Personal Relationship S445    Beorhtwynn 1 was Wife of Beorhthere 2
Personal Relationship S445    Beorhthere 2 was Brother of Alfred 43
RecordedNames S445    Æthelstan 18 (Aþelstanus)
RecordedNames S445    Alfred 43 (Alfridus)
RecordedNames S445    Alfred 43 (Alfric)
RecordedNames S445    Beorhtwynn 1 (Beorhtwne)
RecordedNames S445    Wulfhelm 19 (Wlfhelm)
RecordedNames S445    Beorhthere 2 (Beorhtere)
RecordedNames S445    Wulfhelm 16 (Wlfhelm)
RecordedNames S445    Ælfheah 19 (Alfech)
Transaction S445    King Æthelstan 18 to Ælfric 25 or Alfred 43, bishop; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at West Orchard, Dorset, with regrant by Alfred 43 to Beorhtwynn 1, daughter of Wulfhelm 19
Transaction S445    Alfred 43, bishop, to Beorhtwynn 1, daughter of Wulfhelm 19; grant of 5 hides (mansae) at West Orchard, Dorset.
Office S445    Ælfric 25
Office S445    Ælfric 25
RecordedNames S445    Ælfric 25 (Alfric)