The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.

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instanceOf Old English text ⓘ
annalistic work ⓘ
historical chronicle ⓘ
medieval manuscript ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
commissionedBy Alfred the Great ⓘ
compiledIn 9th century ⓘ
contains annalistic entries arranged by year ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
coversRegion Kent ⓘ
Mercia ⓘ
Northumbria ⓘ
Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
describesEvent Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
Viking invasions of England ⓘ
reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ
unification of England under West Saxon kings ⓘ
earliestManuscriptDate late 9th century ⓘ
genre annals ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ
hasVersion A manuscript ⓘ
B manuscript ⓘ
C manuscript ⓘ
D manuscript ⓘ
E manuscript ⓘ
F manuscript ⓘ
G manuscript ⓘ
includes poetic passages ⓘ
prose narratives ⓘ
influenced English historiography ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
latestEntriesDate 12th century ⓘ
mainSubject early history of England ⓘ
history of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
manuscriptsHeldAt Bodleian Library ⓘ
British Library ⓘ
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ⓘ
placeOfCompilation Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
significance major source for Old English prose ⓘ
primary source for early English history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
5th century ⓘ
6th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy Henry of Huntingdon ⓘ
William of Malmesbury ⓘ
usedBy medieval chroniclers ⓘ

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