The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is the most important source for the early history of England, a set of annals begun in the reign of Alfred the Great and continued for centuries by monastic scribes. It records the migration of the Angles and Saxons, the wars against the Vikings, the deeds of kings, and the great events of the realm year by year, down to the Norman Conquest and beyond.
This translation makes accessible a text that is both a historical record and a literary monument, including passages of stirring verse such as the Battle of Brunanburh. The Chronicle is indispensable for understanding the formation of England, the Danish invasions, and the transition from the Anglo-Saxon to the Norman age. Readers of medieval history and Old English literature alike will treasure it. This free EPUB edition presents a classic English rendering of the foundational chronicle of early medieval England.