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Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel: With Supplementary Extracts From the Others
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But no critic will admit the personality of Fear, who is said to have arrived in 501 in the place called (of course, after himself) Portsmouth. Clearly the existence of such a hero as Port was a presumption that arose out of a mistaken notion of the name Portsmouth, a name which embodies the Latin word portus, a harbour.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
But no critic will admit the personality of Fear, who is said to have arrived in 501 in the place called (of course, after himself) Portsmouth. Clearly the existence of such a hero as Port was a presumption that arose out of a mistaken notion of the name Portsmouth, a name which embodies the Latin word portus, a harbour.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
543 pages, Hardcover
First published December 7, 2000
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May 11, 2021
Impressive work that combines all the sruving manuscripts of the Chronicles in Old English! To say that I read through and through would be a lie but it was very useful for my research.
November 4, 2016
This edition contains the Parker (A) text alongside the Peterborough (E), but it also includes excerpts from the other versions of the Chronicle. It's a shame it hasn't been re-issued since 1962, since it is incredibly helpful to compare different version of events to find regional biases in their writing of British history. The dictionary is very good, as well. I would definitely use this text if I taught a course on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
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