Æthelberht of Kent - Wikipedia
WEBÆthelberht (/ ˈ æ θ əl b ər t /; also Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert or Ethelbert; Old English: Æðelberht [ˈæðelberˠxt]; c. 550 – 24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death.
Aethelberht I | Anglo-Saxon, Kentish, Ruler | Britannica
WEBAethelberht I (died Feb. 24, 616 or 618) was the king of Kent (560–616) who issued the first extant code of Anglo-Saxon laws. Reflecting some continental influence, the code established the legal position of the clergy and instituted many secular regulations.
Selected laws of Aethelbert of Kent, 601-604
WEBThe laws of King Æthelbert of Kent are the first surviving example we have of Anglo Saxon law codes. Why Ælthebert? The king was the first Anglo Saxon king to convert to Christianity, heavily influenced by his Frankish wife Bertha. This brought also the use of the Church to him – one of whose talents was literacy.
Queen Bertha, A Historical Enigma | English Heritage
WEBQueen Bertha of Kent is one of history’s enigmas. There are only a few surviving accounts of the 6th century and, like most women of that period, we hear of her primarily in connection with her male family members. However, there are a few things that we can work out. Bertha seems to have been born in the early 560s.
Queen Bertha and King Æthelberht – Kent, England - Atlas Obscura
WEBJan 19, 2022 · King Æthelberht ruled the kingdom of Kent from his capital in Canterbury from 589 to 616. Æthelberht was a pagan and worshipped a pantheon of deities, such as Woden the king of gods (roughly...
WEBThe laws of Æthelberht of Kent, the first page of the only manuscript copy, the Textus Roffensis, from the collection of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral, now housed in the Kent County Archives in Maidstone. The photograph is from the frontispiece of H. G. Richardson and G. O. Sayles, Law and Legislation from Æthelberht to Magna Carta
EBK: St. Aethelbert I, King of Kent
WEBSt. Aethelbert I of Kent, King of Kent. (c.AD 540-616) St. Aethelbert was the son and successor of Ermenric, King of Kent, and great great grandson of Hengist, the first of the Saxon conquerors of Britain. He reigned for fifty-six …
Law of Æthelberht - Wikipedia
WEBThe Law of Æthelberht is a set of legal provisions written in Old English, probably dating to the early 7th century. It originates in the kingdom of Kent, and is the first Germanic-language law code. It is also thought to be the earliest example of a document written in English, or indeed in any form of a surviving Germanic language, though ...
Aethelberht | Anglo-Saxon, Mercian, Kentish | Britannica
WEBAethelberht was the king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, who succeeded to the subkingdom of Kent during the lifetime of his father Aethelwulf and retained it until the death of his elder brother Aethelbald, when he became sole king of Wessex and Kent, the younger brothers Aethelred and Alfred.
The Laws of Æthelberht: A student edition - Old English …
WEB3 days ago · The laws of Æthelberht, king of Kent, were probably recorded between 597 and 604. They represent the oldest text we have in Old English, the oldest extant vernacular laws in a Germanic language, and the earliest legal collocation from the Anglo-Saxon territories, or, in fact, from anywhere in the British Isles.
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