A Welsh record of an Anglo-Saxon political mutilation

A previously unidentified annal-entry in the Welsh chronicles Brut y Tywysogion and Brenhinedd y Saesson records the blinding of the sons of Ealdorman Ælfhelm as part of the ‘palace revolution’ of 1006. This article discusses how the Old English names Wulfheah and Ufegeat were recorded by Welsh scri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anglo-Saxon England 2006-12, Vol.35, p.245-249
1. Verfasser:	Boyle, Elizabeth
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	12th century Bilingualism John, of Worcester (12th cent) Murders & murder attempts Old English Orthographies Personal names Phonology Politics Scribes Welsh language
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Zusammenfassung:	A previously unidentified annal-entry in the Welsh chronicles Brut y Tywysogion and Brenhinedd y Saesson records the blinding of the sons of Ealdorman Ælfhelm as part of the ‘palace revolution’ of 1006. This article discusses how the Old English names Wulfheah and Ufegeat were recorded by Welsh scribes in accordance with Welsh phonological and orthographical norms. Possible Anglo-Saxon sources for the annal-entry are briefly considered and the transmission of the annal-entry in the Welsh sources is analysed.
ISSN:	0263-6751 1474-0532
DOI:	10.1017/S0263675106000111