The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Macbeth (A.D. 891)

Also known as: Macbeth · First appears: A.D. 891–895

A.D. 891–895

  • with Alfred (Macbeth came to Alfred.) “And three Scots came to King Alfred in a boat without any oars from Ireland; whence they stole away, because they would live in a state of pilgrimage, for the love of God, they recked not where. The boat in which they came was made of two hides and a half; and they took with them provisions for seven nights; and within seven nights they came to land in Cornwall, and soon after went to King Alfred. They were thus named: Dubslane, and Macbeth, and Maelinmun.”
  • with Alfred (Macbeth came to Alfred.) “And three Scots came to King Alfred in a boat without any oars from Ireland; whence they stole away, because they would live in a state of pilgrimage, for the love of God, they recked not where.”

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