Parker Chronicle

The Parker Chronicle (so called because it once belonged to Archbishop Matthew Parker) is the earliest extant Chronicle manuscript, dating, probably, to the last decade of the ninth century. This edition presents a reliable text of a section of the oldest manuscript in the Chronicle. The particular portion printed here covers the earliest Danish invasions and Flfred's reign and is the work of several almost contemporary scribes. 2006 reprint of the 1981 original.Smith, A. H. is the author of 'Parker Chronicle' with ISBN 9780891975694 and ISBN 0891975691.