Lois Henderson
What’s in a Name?
In Old English, dore meant a pathway between two realms. The three rivers on the banks of which the settlement of Dore was founded, namely Limb Brook, Meers Brook, and the River Sheaf, formed the border between Deira and Mercia, both being Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, with the former later becoming Northumbria (“Dore”, [s.d.]), an earldom in a united English kingdom (“Northumbria”, [s.d.]).
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The chronological narrative of the Anglo-Saxons, entitled the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, contains the earliest written record of Dore. These annals record that, in 827 AD, the king of Wessex at the time, King Egbert, set in place his control over all Anglo-Saxon Britain, by demanding the fealty of King Eanred of Northumbria to his rule. In translation, the record reads: “Egbert led an army against the Northumbrians as far as Dore, where they met him, and offered terms of obedience and subjection” (“Dore”, [s.d.]).
Interesting historical post about the Anglo Saxons. Now I can cay that I have learned something today and maybe I can surprise someone with thie new found knowledge!
Great! History is fun :)!
thanks for sharing this very interesting article
A pleasure! I want to do more, but am stuck at the moment – busy editing students’ work until mid-November. Oh well, at least half the year is quieter for me (December through to May being my ‘down’ period).
An interesting story
Thank you :).
An interesting historical story.
Thank you!
You’re very much welcome, Lois
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Mystical!
So pleased that you like it!
Really interesting. I learned the other day they never used the apostrophe. Instead of don’t they said do not, instead of can’t they said cannot and so on. I’m used to the modern English system nowadays since that’s the genre I was brought up in. Really interesting post you have here Lois!
Thank you so much!
Interesting post
Thank you :)!
Very interesting!
Thank you :)!