| There are several mentions made to Oxford in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, including: | |
Year |
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911 |
King Edward received Oxford and all the land belonging to the burh. |
924 |
Aelfweard, Edward’s son, died at Oxford. |
1009 |
A force of Danes burnt down the town. |
1013 |
King Swein, Cnut’s father, entered England with an army and the Chronicles state: “They went to Oxford, and the town-dwellers soon bowed to him, and gave him hostages.” |
1015 |
There was a “great council” in Oxford, namely a meeting of King Aethelred’s councillors and advisors. |
1018 |
King Cnut and his counsellors met in Oxford to draw up laws governing the conduct of both the Danes and English. The Chronicle states, they “came to agreement”. |
1035 |
King Cnut died in this year and there was a meeting of all the councillors, his household warriors and many others in Oxford. |
