
Episode 50: A Unified Family of English Speakers
The History of English Podcast
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The Anglo Saxon Chronicle - The Story of Edward and the Northern Kingdoms
According to the west saxon version of the events, as set forth in the anglo saxon chronicle, the northern kings submitted to edward in the year nine 20. The nature of the submission is still a matter of some dispute. It begins by noting that edward yechase tha to fater and tlavode, was then chosen to be the father and lord. In fact, just a short time later, edward had to put down a small rebellion in mercia. With his sister's death And the danish threat curtailed, the mercians were already starting to get restless with edward's control there. Meanwhile, the leaders of the northern kingdoms knew
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