The Church Historians of England, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from The Church Historians of England, Vol. 2: Containing the Chronicle of Fabius Ethelwerd, Asser´s Annals of King Alfred, the Book of Hyde, the Chronicles of John Wallingford, the History of Ingulf, Gaimar § 1. Our remarks respecting the character and value of the Chronicle of Ethelwerd must be premised by an attempt to identify its author. In this inquiry we naturally adopt as our basis the information respecting himself with which the author has furnished us. § 2. The "Patricius Consul Fabius Quaestor Ethelwerdus," as he styles himself at the beginning of his work, was of the royal family of England. Although the name which he bears is of very frequent occurrence in our early history, yet the position which our author occupied in its pedigree may be ascertained with tolerable precision if we can succeed in discovering who was the Matilda whom he addresses as a relative, and to whom he dedicates his Chronicle. The details with which he furnishes us respecting her are sufficiently definite to warrant the inquiry, in the hope that her identification (and through her, his) will be attended with no great difficulty. § 3. This Matilda, as Ethelwerd himself tells us (p. 408), was descended from king Alfred, through his grand-daughter Eadgytha, the wife of Otho I., the emperor of Germany. So far, all is clear; but at this part of the inquiry, two candidates, each bearing the name of Matilda, present themselves, and their claims, as has been already remarked, might appear at first sight to be nearly balanced. From a few incidental expressions, and from the general tone of the several dedications in which Ethelwerd addresses this lady, it might at first sight be inferred that she was at this time the inmate of some monastic establishment; we should be led therefore to terminate our inquiries by deciding that Matilda the daughter of the emperor Otho, who became abbess of Quedlinburg, and died in A.D. 999, was the individual here addressed by Ethelwerd. § 4. This theory, however, has to contend with difficulties which appear to be insuperable. This Matilda was not the daughter of Eadgytha, but was the issue of Otho´s second marriage with Adel-haid; consequently she stood in no degree of relationship whatever with the royal family of England, nor did one drop of the blood of Alfred flow through her veins. And were this difficulty removed, the position which the abbess of Quedlinburg occupies in the pedigree, (and from which no ingenuity can displace her,) is inconsistent with the plain statement of Ethelwerd, which shows that his dedication is addressed to an individual who was one descent further removed from their common ancestor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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