Anglo-Saxon charters facts for kids
Charter of king Æthelbald of Mercia from 736
Anglo-Saxon charters are documents from the early medieval period in Britain which usually make a grant of land or record a privilege. They are usually written on parchment in Latin.
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Writ of King Edward the Confessor granting land at Perton in Staffordshire to Westminster Abbey, 1062–1066
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Opening page of Alfred the Great's will drawn up circa 885 (11th-century copy)
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A page from the charter of Edgar to the New Minster, Winchester. S 745. Unusually, the charter is in the form of a book.
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See also
In Spanish: Documentos anglosajones para niños
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