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The Old English Promissio regis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2009

Mary Clayton
Mary Clayton
Affiliation:
University College, Dublin
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Abstract

The Old English Promissio regis is a translation of the threefold promise made at their coronations by Anglo-Saxon kings in the tenth and eleventh centuries followed by two paragraphs on the duties of kingship; it is preserved in one eleventh-century manuscript and we have two copies of a second. This article reviews discussions of the text, looks at the manuscript evidence for what it can tell about its authorship and history, examines its sources and function and suggests a close connection with Wulfstan, archbishop of York. A new edition of the text concludes the piece.

Type
Research Article
Information
Anglo-Saxon England , Volume 37 , December 2008 , pp. 91 - 150
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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