Source: CharterS336
Description
Æthelred, king of the West Saxons, to Wulfhere, princeps; grant of 6 hides (cassati) at Buttermere, Wilts., and at Æscmere.
Charter information
Sawyer |
336 |
Birch |
508 |
Kemble |
1059 |
British Academy |
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Source Used |
Birch |
Archive(s) |
Winchester, Old Minster |
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Source Information
Language |
Latin with Old English |
Date from Source |
863 |
Scholarly Source Dating |
863 |
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Notes
*HS, p. 654, very questionable; Grundy, Wilts. 1919, pp. 183-7, bounds describe whole of Buttermere and parts of Linkenholt and Vernham Dean, Hants.; Grundy, Hants. 1927, pp. 281-3; Darlington 1955, pp. 7, 87; Finberg, ECW, no. 20, authentic basis, but date impossible for King Æthelberht and Bishop Swithhun, dates ? 866 x 867; Hart 1970/1, p. 36 (no. 192), authentic basis; O'Donovan 1973, p. 108, on dates of Bishop Swithhun; PN Dorset, i. 347; Keynes 1988, p. 185 n. 3, on formulation; Keynes 1994/2, pp. 1123-31, esp. pp. 1124, 1129-30, likely to be authentic, perhaps drafted by royal scribe, Æthelred may have enjoyed some power in his brother's lifetime