King Egbert Sources and References

Sources and References
When I started working on the Egbert Family History, there were many parts of the family with legends that they were descended from King Egbert of England. So, being a curious person, I started studying the king and his family. There were only brief mentions of him in books, none that I found were focused on him. That was when I decided to put together whatever I learned about King Egbert.  During this research there were several computer crashes, and a few hurricanes, besides the usual distracting situations that life throws my way. As a result there was some loss of source information needed for this list. There were other websites, books, periodicals, journals, and dissertations studied, and other graphics found. While it may not all be listed here, it was all a benefit to this study. To all the contributors,  thank you.


  1. "1350 Years of Christian Heritage", http://www.diocese.org.uk/history.html (while this was the link, it doesn't seem to be accessible now)
  2. "The Adventures of Beowulf", http://www.lone-star.net/literature/beowulf/
  3. "All Saints Kingston, A History of Kingston Parish Church", http://www.allsaintskingston.co.uk/history/index.htm
  4. "Anglo-Saxon Architecture in England", http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/saxon.htm
  5. "Anglo-Saxon Charters", http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/chartwww/charthome.html
  6. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, trans. by Anne Savage, Phoebe Phillips/Heinemann Book, 1982.
  7. "Anglo-Saxon Culture", http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/subjects/british_isles/anglo-saxon/anglo-saxon.html
  8. "Anglo-Saxon England map", http://history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%2061%20AngloSaxons%20IV.htm
  9. "Anglo-Saxon Images", http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/sdk13/asobjects.html
  10. The Anglo-Saxons, by James Campbell, Oxford Press, 1982
  11. The Avalon Project at Yale Law School, http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/blackstone/blacksto.htm
  12. "Basic Medieval Patterns", http://www.ece.uwaterloo.ca/~arnora/arnora/costumehdbk.htm
  13. "BBC, Ancient History of the Vikings", http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/
  14. "Been There Done That, http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/index.html
  15. "The Britain Express." http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/saxon.htm
  16. "Britannia History", http://www.britannia.com/history/h50.html
  17. "Britannia Historical Documents", http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/asser.html
  18. "Britannia: Narrative History of Saxon Somerset", http://www.britannia.com/history/somerset/somhist5.html
  19. "British Museum Images", http://www.bmimages.com/Index.asp
  20. "The Catholic Encyclopedia, Northmen", http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11115b.htm
  21. "The Catholic Encyclopedia, Boniface", http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02656a.htm
  22. "Charlemagne's Biography", http://www.chronique.com/Library/MedHistory/charlemagne.htm
  23. "Cheddar Palace", http://www.pastscape.org/hob.
  24. "Chertsey Abbey," http://www.chobham.info/chertsey.htm
  25. "Collect Britain, British Museum", http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/
  26. Crediton, UK National Monument to St. Boniface, http://www.crediton.co.uk/tourism/boniface_crediton.html
  27. "The Dorset Page", http://www.thedorsetpage.com/locations/Place/B210.htm
  28. "Early British Kingdoms", http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/archaeology/oldminster.html
  29. Early English Ornament, by J. Brondsted, Hechette Ltd., 1924.
  30. "East Anglia", http://www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk/anglia.htm
  31. “Egbert,” The Catholic Encyclopedia, http://www.newadvent.org.
  32. "English History and Heritage Guide, History of England", http://www.britainexpress.com/History/index.htm
  33. "European Farming During the Middle Ages to 1800's", http://historylink101.com/lessons/farm-city/middle-ages.htm
  34. "Falconry-Cunnan", http://cunnan.sca.org.au/wiki/Falconry
  35. "Falconry: The Real Sport of Kings", http://www.strangehorizons.com/2001/20011126/falconry.shtml
  36. "A Feast for the Eyes-Animals & Agriculture", http://www.godecookery.com/afeast/animals/animals.html
  37. The Fighting Kings of Wessex, A Gallery of Portraits, by G.P. Baker, G. Bell & Sons, London, 1931.
  38. "Fleur-de-lis Designs", http://www.fleurdelis.com/index.html
  39. “Friesland,” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000.
  40. From Roman Britain to Norman England, by P.H. Sawyer, St. Martins Press, 1978.
  41. "Garwood & Voigt International Antique Maps", http://www.garwood-voigt.com/catalogues/britain.htm
  42. The Glory of the Saxon Crosses at Sandbach Cheshire, by P. Timmis Smith,  Sherratt pub., Altrincham, 1968, 49pp.
  43. Great Britain to 1688, by Maurice Ashley, Univ. of Mich.Press, 1961.
  44. "Guilden Morden", http://www.guildenmorden.gov.uk/photos.htm
  45. "Hereford Map", http://academics.vmi.edu/gen_ed/hereford.html
  46. A History of the Anglo-Saxons, Vol. II, R.H. Hodgkin, Oxford Univ. Press, 1967.
  47. History of Christian Names, by Charlotte M. Yonge, Macmillan & Co., 1884
  48. A History of England before the Norman Conquest, by Sir Charles Oman, Bracken Books, London, 1993.
  49. History of the Frisian Folk, Parts I & II, http://members,tripod.com/-redbad/h1history.html (while this was the link, it doesn't seem to be accessible now)
  50. "Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd-Perry-Castaneda  Map Collection", http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_shepherd_1923.html
  51. "Historical-Geographical Encyclopedia of the World", http://www.hicleones.com/karten-e.php?no=98
  52. The History of the Parish Church of Kingston upon Thames, by Leonard Cowie, http://www.allsaintskingston.co.uk/history/index.htm
  53. "Images of England", http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/
  54. In Search of the Dark Ages, by Michael Wood, Oxford, 1987
  55. "Kings and Queens of England", http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page16.asp
  56. Kings, Queens, Bones and Bastards, by David Hilliam, Sutton Pub. 1998.
  57. "Lancaster Churches." http://www.lancashirechurches.co.uk/saxon.htm
  58. Life and Times of Alfred the Great (being the lectures for 1901), by Charles Plummer, M.A., Oxford Press, 1902
  59. "Life in the Middle Ages: A tutorial", http://www.sad6.k12.me.us/~lbowers/middleages/
  60. "Life on a Medieval Barony", http://www.questia.com
  61. "Literacy-Law and Administration", http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/literacy/law.htm
  62. Magna Carta, by John Wurts, New York, Brookfield pub. co., 1942
  63. "Map of Bishopric of Winchester in the Middle Ages", http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/rural_deaneries_shepherd.jpg
  64. "Maps of Britain", http://www.maps-of-britain.co.uk/index.htm
  65. "Medieval Clip Art", http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa061898.htm
  66. "Medieval Bridge and Undercroft", http://www.kingston.gov.uk
  67. "Medieval Fowling Techniques", http://people.cornell.edu/pages/ms154/fowling/
  68. "Medieval History Timelines", http://www.timeref.com/index.htm
  69. "Medieval Sourcebook", http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
  70. "The Middle Ages, Chivalry, & Knighthood", http://www.teacheroz.com/Middle_Ages.htm
  71. "Middle Ages: The Farmer's Life", http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medfarmer.html
  72. "Middle Ages: A Medieval Fiefdom", http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medindex.html
  73. "Monastery of Markovi in Macedonia", http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/MonMarkoviMedieval.html
  74. "Numismatic Chronicle of 1900", by Sir Henry Howarth, Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain)
  75. "Oddens' Bookmarks", http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/result.php
  76. "Old English Language and Culture", http://www.mala.bc.ca/~lanes/english/engl200/lec200_2.htm
  77. "The Official Winchester Cathedral Site, " http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/history/
  78. "Past Perfect Sites", http://www.pastperfect.info/sites/index.html
  79. "Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection" http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html
  80. "Pre-Norman Stone Crosses in the British Isles-Sandbach", http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cj.tolley/ctm/ctm-sandbach.htm
  81. "Ravensgard Medieval Cultural Background", http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/cultural.html
  82. "Richard III Society-Falconry", http://www.r3.org/life/articles/falconry.html
  83. Roman Britain and Early England, 55 B.C.–A.D. 871, by Peter Hunter Blair, T. Nelson pub., Edinburgh, 1963
  84. "RootsWeb:Gen-Medieval-L Egbert of Wessex and the Saxon", https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/1998-12/0912872813
  85. Rulers of England, by Plantagenet Somerset Fry, 1967.
  86. “Saint Boniface,” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000.
  87. The Saxon & Norman Kings, by Christopher Brooke, Barnes & Noble, 1963
  88. Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland, by Herbert Allen Seaby, F.R.N.S., London, 1947.
  89. "Sword Forms", http://www.thearma.org/terms4.htm
  90. "Unveiling of Britain, British Museum", http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/unveiling/
  91. "Welcome to Winchester", http://www.visitwinchester.co.uk/
  92. "What Every Medievalist Should Know", by Prof. James Marchand, http://www.the-orb.net/wemsk/subjectindex.html (while this was the link, it doesn't seem to be accessible now)
  93. "White Paper on the Scalability of Sword", http://members.fortunecity.com/dejus/
  94. “Willibrord, Saint,” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000.
  95. "Wiltshire County Council-Wiltshire Community History", http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getfaq.php?id=382
  96. “Winchester Cathedral,” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000.
  97. "Windows on Warwickshire," http://www.search.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/engine/theme/default.asp?theme=1311&text=0
  98. “Witenagemot,” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000.
Historical Time Line
The Making of Kings- Kingship, The Army and Warfare
Events before King Egbert's Time- Beginning in Europe, The 7 Kingdoms and the Church,  Lineage, Ancestors and Parentage
The Life of King Egbert- The Early Years (775-802)
The Kingship- Chronicle Excerpts, 802-824, 825-829, 830-839, Reasons for Success
The People and Places Important to King Egbert - The People, The Places
Society in King Egbert's Time- Part 1 (Government, Household, Allegiance, Finances) Part 2 (Great Hall, Cooking & Eating, Food, Feasts, Christmas)
Part 3 (Crafts & Trade, Clothing and Appearance, Hygiene, Medicine) Part 4 (Peasants, Farming, Gardens & Plants, Common Tasks, Home, Village) Part 5 (Art)
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