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Referenced as a historical source providing a 'first draft of history' about Tostig's movements and the events of 1066, contrasted with the more dramatic saga accounts.

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Referenced as a historical source when discussing the 'bloody cloud' portent during Æthelred's consecration, with the comment 'this is in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, so it must be true.'

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Referenced as the main primary source for early medieval English history, noted as being commissioned by Alfred himself

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Referenced as a historical source documenting that the Viking attack on Chippenham 'took place in midwinter after Twelfth Night'