Property and Piety in Early Medieval Winchester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rumble, Alexander R.

Series:

Winchester Studies

Winchester Studies ; v.4.3

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bicester : Archaeopress, 2025.

Summary:

Winchester in the Anglo-Saxon and early Norman periods was an important royal and religious centre. This volume comprises an edition and translation, with extensive commentary, of thirty-three Anglo-Saxon and Norman documents relating to the topography and minsters of early medieval Winchester.

Contents:

Cover

Frontispiece

Title Page

General Editor's Preface

Author's Preface

Contents

List of Plates

List of Figures

List of Abbreviations

I. Introduction

1. Criteria for Inclusion of Documents in the Present Volume

2. The Manuscript Sources

General Character

List of Manuscripts

3. The Authenticity of the Documents

Typology

Degrees of Authenticity

Monastic Propaganda

4. The Documents as Evidence for Historical Topography

Chronological Survey

Recurrent References to Topographical Features of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman City

Street-names

Topography Outside the City

5. The Documents as a Reflection of the History of the City c.900-c.1150

Winchester as a Royal City

Winchester as an Ecclesiastical Centre

Winchester as a National and Regional Centre

II. Documents Relating to the Topography of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Winchester and Its Minsters

1. Editorial Principles

2. List of Documents

III. Documents I-XXXIII: Text, Translation, and Notes

I-XVII Anglo-Saxon and Early Medieval Documents Relevant to the Sites and Foundations in Winchester of the Three Min

I. Before 5 December 902, Boundary of Ealhswith's Tenement at Winchester

II. A.D. ?901, Acquisition by King Edward the Elder of Land on Which to Build the New Minster

III. 'A.D. 903', Alleged Endowment of the New Minster By King Edward the Elder

Granting the Hundred of Micheldever With

IV. A.D. 966, Refoundation Charter of the New Minster Granted By King Edgar

V. 'A.D. 964 x 975', Confirmation By King Edgar of the Endowment and Privileges of the Old Minster

VI. A.D. 984 [? for 970], Establishment of the Precincts of the Three Minsters at Winchester by King Edgar

VII. A.D. ?970 x 975, Adjustment of the Boundaries and Property of the Three Minsters at Winchester by King Edgar.

VIII (i and ii). A.D. 975 x 978, Exchange Between Bishop AEthelwold and the Community at the Old Minster and AElfwine, Son

IX. A.D. 983, Grant By King AEthelred II to Bishop AEthelgar [of Selsey], of Meadow-Land to the North of Winchester

X. A.D. 1072 x 1086, Grant By King William I to the New Minster, of the Church of Alton, Hants, With Its Tithes, Rents,

XI. A.D. 1082 x 1087, Grant in Alms to the Poor and to Pilgrims By Abbot Riwallon of the New Minster, of the Estate of Al

XII. Windsor, Berks., [29 May 1110], Confirmation of Grant By King Henry I to the Old Minster and to Bishop William Giffar

XIII. Westbourne, Sussex, 13 September 1114, Declaration By King Henry I of the Agreement Between Bishop William [Giffard]

XIV. Windsor, Berks., [?2 February 1116], Confirmation By King Henry I to Hyde Abbey, of the Churches of Kingsclere and Alt

XV. Windsor, Berks., [?2 February 1116], Writ of King Henry I to William of Pont de l'Arche and the Collectors of Winchest

XVI. A.D. '1107 x 1118', Alleged Grant By King Henry I to the New Minster, of the 'Liberty' of the Street Outside the North

XVII. A.D. 1154 x 1171, Confirmation By King Henry II to Hyde Abbey of the Land of Hyde Given By King Henry I and the Land o

XVIII-XXIX Anglo-Saxon Documents Relevant to the Topography of the City of Winchester

XVIII. 'A.D. 900', A Reference to the Southernmost Mill in Winchester, Pertaining to the 100-Hide Estate of Micheldever, H

XIX. A.D. 946 x 955, Grant By King Eadred to His Thegn AEthelgeard, of a Mill at the East Gate in Winchester and a Tenem

XX. A.D. 946 x 955, Grant By King Eadred to His Thegn AEthelgeard, of the Tenement in Winchester Pertaining to the 7-Hi

XXI. A.D. 961, A Reference to 13 Tenements in Winchester Pertaining to the 50-Hide Estate at Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hants.

XXII. A.D. 961, Grant By King Edgar to Bishop Beorhthelm [of Winchester], of the 7 1/2-Hide Estate of Easton, Hants

XXIII. A.D. 961, A Reference to a Tenement Within the South Wall at Winchester, Pertaining to the 10-Hide Estate at Kilmes

XXIV. A.D. 988, Grant By Kind AEthelred II to Bishop AEthelsige [of Sherborne], and AEthelmaer, Miles, of a Tenement in Wi

XXV. A.D. 990, A Reference to 9 Tenements in Tanner Street, Winchester, Pertaining to the 15-Hide Estate at Wootton St. L

XXVI. A.D. 996, Restoration By King AEthelred II to the Old Minster of a Tenement in Winchester Bequeathed to Them By the

XXVII. c. A.D. 1002, A Reference to 29 Tenements in Winchester Pertaining to Wherwell Abbey

XXVIII. A.D. 1012, Grant By King AEthelred II to His Queen AElfgifu, of a Tenement in Winchester

XXIX. A.D. 1052 x 1053, Confirmation By King Edward the Confessor to the Old Minster, of His Mother's Bequest of the Tenem

XXX-XXXII Late Anglo-Saxon and Early Medieval Documents Relating to the Beneficial Hidation of the Estate of Chilcomb, Hants

XXX. A.D. 984 x 1001, Confirmation By King AEthelred II to Bishop AElfheah II [of Winchester] of the Beneficial Hidation o

XXXI. Before A.D. 1086. List of Lands [in Hants] Belonging to Chilcomb

XXXII. A.D. 1086. The Domesday Book Entry for the Estate of Chilcomb, Hants

XXXIII Papal Letter Concerning the Reform of the Old Minster

XXXIII. n.d. [A.D.? 963], Letter of Pope John [XII] to King Edgar, Giving Approval to the Replacement of the Secular Canons

Latin Word-List

Old English Word-List

Index of Biblical References

Index of Persons Named in the Documents

Index of Places Named in the Documents

Index of References to Anglo-Saxon Charters

Addenda.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781803270111

180327011X