Source: CharterS196
Description
Beorhtwulf, king of the Mercians, to Heahberht, bishop; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Wychwood, Oxon., in return for 31 mancuses.
Charter information
| Sawyer |
196 |
| Birch |
432 |
| Kemble |
247 |
| British Academy |
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| Source Used |
Birch |
| Archive(s) |
Worcester |
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Source Information
| Language |
Latin |
| Date from Source |
840 |
| Scholarly Source Dating |
841 |
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Notes
*PN Oxon., ii. 386, estate is to be identified with bishop of Worcester's 10-hide manor at Spelsbury, Oxon.; Stenton 1971, p. 44, on place-name; O'Donovan 1972, p. 43, on dating, problems with indiction and regnal year; Harrison 1973, p. 64, on date; Gelling, ECTV, no. 264, authentic basis; Sawyer 1983, pp. 293, 296-7; Hooke 1985, p. 15, cited; Campbell 1989, p. 27, on counter-payment; Sims-Williams 1990, p. 386, on place-name; Blair 1994, pp. 78, 189 n. 30, on Wychwood.
Event/Transaction List
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Factoid Type |
Source Reference |
Short Description |
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Event |
S196 |
Beorhtwulf 2, king of the Mercians, to Heahberht 8, bishop; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Wychwood, Oxon., in return for 31 mancuses; and confirmed at Tamworth |
| 2 |
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Transaction |
S196 |
Beorhtwulf 2, king of the Mercians, to Heahberht 8, bishop; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Wychwood, Oxon., in return for 31 mancuses |
| 3 |
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Transaction |
S196 |
Heahberht 8, bishop, to Beorhtwulf 2, king of the Mercians; 31 mancuses in return for a grant of 10 hides (manentes) |
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