Event: Burh - buildingAnonymi 968-Anonymi 970.building of fortifications at Shoebury

Asserted in: ASC 893 A (p. 57), <894> B (p. 42), 894 C (p. 68), 894 D (p. 32), 894 G (p. 64)
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Scholarly Info
Description	The two hergas (Anonymi 968 and Anonymi 970) gathered at Shoebury and built a fortification there among the East Saxons (Anonymi 1017).
Year	893

Primary Source Info
Original Text	A: ... þær geweorc worhtun ...
Date from Source	893 A, <894> B, 894 CDG: when Alfred 8 was engaged in the west against the here (Anonymi 975)

Agent: Anonymi 968 (The part of Anonymi 133 who went east to the Continent)
Agent: Anonymi 975 (Those who lived among the Northumbrians and East Angles that gathered one hundred ships)
(Other): Anonymi 1017 (East Saxons among whom the fort at Shoebury was built) : The fortification at Shoebury was built among the East Saxons (Anonymi 1017).