Английская Википедия:Creoda of Wessex
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Creoda (493? - 534?) is a shadowy figure from early Wessex history whose existence is disputed.
Introduction
The name Creoda appears in the Anglian king-list and the (possibly derived) West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List, where he is stated to have been the son of Cerdic and father to Cynric.[1][2] However, the main annalistic section of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle omits any mention of Creoda, and describes Cynric as the son of Cerdic. Similar contradiction occurs in surviving copies of the now-lost The Life of King Alfred, which Asser commenced with a paternal ancestry of Alfred the Great that includes the name Creoda between Cerdic and Cynric,[3] but the following section relating Alfred's maternal ancestry calls Cynric the son of Cerdic.
If he existed, Creoda may have ruled Wessex for a short period of time immediately after Cerdic's death.
Conflicting theories
If the historical existence of Creoda is admitted, there are a number of theories as to his identity and why he appears in some primary sources, but not others.
- His inclusion in the genealogies was original, and his name was removed from some lists at a late date for dynastic and political reasons.Шаблон:Sfn[2]
- He was a contemporary of Cerdic and Cynric, but ruled the Thames Valley Saxons, while they ruled the Hampshire Saxons. He is seen as the ancestor of the later kings: Ceawlin, Caedwalla and Ine. At some late date Creoda was inserted into the Cerdicing line as the son of Cerdic, when descent from Cerdic became necessary for any king of Wessex.[4]
- Creoda has been confused with Cerdic and some of Cerdic's later activities have been misassigned in the texts, and were originally those of Creoda and Cynric.[5]
References
Bibliography
- Asser (trans. Giles, J.A.) (2000) Annals of the Reign of Alfred the Great, In parentheses Publications: Medieval Latin Series, Cambridge, Ontario.
- Kirby, D.P. (1965) "Problems of Early West Saxon History", The English Historical Review, January 1965, Vol. 80, No. 314 , Oxford University Press, pp. 10-29.
- Stevenson, W.H. (1899) "The Beginnings of Wessex", The English Historical Review, January 1899, Vol. 14, No. 53, Oxford University Press, pp. 32-46.
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External links
- Шаблон:PASE (Single entry for both Creoda of Wessex and Creoda of Mercia).
- ↑ David N. Dumville, 'The Anglian Collection of Royal Genealogies and Regnal Lists', Anglo-Saxon England, 5 (1976), 23–50 (pp. 34 and 37).
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 David N. Dumville, 'The West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List and the Chronology of Early Wessex', Peritia, 4 (1985), 21–66 (pp. 59–60).
- ↑ Asser, p. 1
- ↑ Kirby, pp. 22-24
- ↑ Stevenson, p.40
