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| − | This year the sun was eclipsed, on the eleventh of May; and Erkenbert, King of Kent, having died, Egbert his son succeeded to the kingdom. Colman with his companions this year returned to his own country. This same year there was a great plague in the island Britain, in which died Bishop Tuda, who was buried at Wayleigh--Chad and Wilferth were consecrated--And Archbishop Deus-dedit died.<p> | + | <p>This year the sun was eclipsed, on the eleventh of May; and Erkenbert, King of [[Kent]], having died, Egbert his son succeeded to the kingdom. Colman with his companions this year returned to his own country. This same year there was a great plague in the island Britain, in which died Bishop Tuda, who was buried at Wayleigh--Chad and Wilferth were consecrated--And Archbishop Deus-dedit died.</p> |
| − | (Ingram, p.40) | + | <p>(Ingram, p.40)</p> |
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| + | <p>Abbess Hilda, founder of the abbey of Whitby on the Yourkshire coast, hosted the famous Synod of Whitby, at which Celtic and Rome-supporting Christians met to argue over the date of Easter.</p> | ||
| + | (Lacey, p.168) | ||
Latest revision as of 02:57, 23 April 2008
This year the sun was eclipsed, on the eleventh of May; and Erkenbert, King of Kent, having died, Egbert his son succeeded to the kingdom. Colman with his companions this year returned to his own country. This same year there was a great plague in the island Britain, in which died Bishop Tuda, who was buried at Wayleigh--Chad and Wilferth were consecrated--And Archbishop Deus-dedit died.
(Ingram, p.40)
Abbess Hilda, founder of the abbey of Whitby on the Yourkshire coast, hosted the famous Synod of Whitby, at which Celtic and Rome-supporting Christians met to argue over the date of Easter.
(Lacey, p.168)
