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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>
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<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)
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<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>
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(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)