ordination of kingEdgar 11.consecration as king

Scholarly Info
Description	Edgar 11 was consecrated as king in Acmannesceastre, also known as Bath, in the presence of various people.

Primary Source Info
Original Text	... to cyninge gehalgod ...
Date from Source	973 ABCG: on the day of Pentecost, a thousand years from the birth of the glorious King [sc. Christ], less twenty-seven years

Recipient: Edgar 11 (King of the English, 959-975) : Edgar 11 had spent twenty-nine years in the world when this happened; he was consecrated as king in the thirtieth.
Participant: Anonymi 1540 (Priests present at the consecration of Edgar 11 as king) : A crowd of priests (Anonymi 1540) had gathered.
Participant: Anonymi 1541 (Monks present at the consecration of Edgar 11 as king) : A great throng of monks had gathered.