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S 1660
s. x. Thored, eorl, to St Cuthbert’s; note of grant of land at Smeaton, Crayke and Sutton-on-Forest, Yorks. English
Archive:
Durham
MSS:
1. London, British Library, Cotton Domitian A. VII, f. 47v(s. xi)
Printed:
Woodman, Northern Houses, p. 352, Transcription of the Old English text of the charter
Translated:
Woodman, Northern Houses, p. 352, Translation from Old English into Modern English of the charter's text
Comments:
Woodman, Northern Houses, p. 18, Charter from the Durham archive that is likely authentic and displays several features unique to documents from Durham, p. 293, Connection drawn between document and the usage of St. Cuthbert's body by the Cuthbertine Community in ceremonial practice, like the consecration of King Guthred, p. 305, Document in which one can see Earl Thored granting lands to the Cuthbertine community at the expense of York, showing the continued rivalry between the two, p. 319, Description of document as preserved in the Durham Liber Vitae, p. 329-331, Discussion of document as being the only extant document from Durham in the form of a traditional charter, despite being a forgery, and the manuscripts in which it was preserved, p. 353-355, Discussion of this document's presence in the Durham Liber Vitae, the figure of Earl Thored in historical context, the specific locales mentioned in the document, and the impossibility of ascertaining the authenticity of this document; Barker 1977a, p. 138; Wormald, English Law, p. 193 n. 123