By the laws of Athelstan, the Wergyld of a Hold and of a Heh-gerefa was fixed at 4000 thrymsas—whilst that of a Bishop and of an Alderman was 8000 thrymsas.
Wilkin’s Leg. Ang. Sax. p. 71.
[AH] Gibson supposes this place to be somewhere in the tract of the New Forest; possibly Ifford.
[AI] Eddesbury, in Cheshire; a place now called the Chamber in the Forest.
[AJ] Probably Cherbury, on the borders of Shropshire—possibly Kirkby, in Cheshire, or Monk’s Kirkby, Warwickshire, according to Dugdale.
[AK] Probably Wednesbury or Weedsbury, Staffordshire.
[AL] In this part of the Chronicle the Saxon word Burh, which I have translated town, recurs perpetually; it would appear that the predatory warfare, existing every where, had compelled the inhabitants of the country to gather themselves into townships, for the sake of mutual protection; these were probably surrounded by some species of inclosure as a defence against sudden attacks. The erection of a stone wall seems to be considered worthy of mention, as a work but rarely undertaken.
[AM] Turner, in a note, p. 365 of the 1st vol. of his Anglo-Saxon Hist. gives the following passage from a manuscript of the Chronicle relating to this year:—
“This year the Northumbrians revolted from their allegiance, and chose Anlaf of Ireland for their King.”
[AN] Almost every writer differs in the position which he would assign to this place.