Source: CharterS335
Description
Ęthelred, king of the West Saxons, to Ęthelwulf, princeps; grant of 10 hides (cassati) at (Little) Wittenham, Berks.
Charter information
Sawyer |
335 |
Birch |
504 |
Kemble |
286 |
British Academy |
Kelly, Abingdon No. 15 |
Source Used |
Brit_Ac |
Archive(s) |
Abingdon |
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Source Information
Language |
Latin with Old English |
Date from Source |
862 |
Scholarly Source Dating |
862 |
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Notes
*Field 1906, pp. 85-6, spurious, bounds discussed; Grundy, Berks. 1927, pp. 128-31, on bounds; O'Donovan 1973, p. 108, on date; PN Berks., ii. 427, iii. 750, 753-4, on bounds; Gelling, ECTV, no. 25, authentic basis; Brooks 1982, p. 216 n. 41; Wormald 1982, p. 141, cited; Keynes 1988, p. 185 n. 3; Keynes 1994/2, pp. 1123-34, esp. pp. 1129-31, likely to be authentic, perhaps drafted by royal scribe, Ęthelred may have enjoyed some power in his brother's lifetime; Smyth 1995, p. 7; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 15, probably authentic