Source Problems in English History
881. In this year the army went up into France, and the French fought against them; and there was the army horsed after the fight.
882. In this year the army went up along the 5 Meuse far into France, and there sat one year. And that same year King Alfred went out to sea with ships, and fought against four ship-crews of Danish men, and took two of the ships, and the men were slain that were therein; and the two ship-10crews surrendered to him; and they were sorely fatigued and wounded before they surrendered.
883. In this year the army went up the Scheldt to Condé, and there sat one year. And Marinus the pope then sent lignum domini [of Christ’s cross] 15to King Alfred. And in the same year Sighelm and Athelstan conveyed to Rome the alms which the king had vowed [to send] thither, and also to India, to St. Thomas, and to St. Bartholomew, when they sat down against the army at London; and there, 20God be thanked, their prayer was very successful after that vow.
884. In this year the army went up the Somme to Amiens, and there sat one year. In this year died the benevolent Bishop Æthelwold.[1]
25 885. In this year the fore-mentioned army separated into two; one part [went] east, the other part to Rochester, and besieged the city, and wrought another fastness about themselves; but they, never-
- ↑ Evidently a copyist’s error; Æthelwold died in 984.
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