Return to the Salt Way Part Two

Have a go at solving this charter yourself. Here is the relevant part in Old English-
sƿa ƿest ofer þa salt stræte · to þæs ƿudes efese ƿest sƿa þæt hit cumeð to þære hƿitan dic · sƿa adun ofer þa ecge hit cymþ to crimes hylle · of grimes hylle hit cymþ to spon ƿælle hæfdan · sƿa ƿest hit cymð to þære bradan ac · of þære bradan ac hit cymð to þære ƿohgan apeldran · þanon norðrihte hit cymeþ to þære haran apeldran to þam broke · æfter þam broce hit cymð to þam gemyþan · of þam gemyþan eastriht hit cymeþ to budd-inc ƿican eastrihte · sƿa ut of þam ƿudu · of þæs ƿudes efese · hit cymeþ to sibbe stapele · of sibbe stapole æfter þam slæde hit cymeþ to þeofa dene · sƿa eastriht be þam ƿuda · hit cymeð to mær apeldran · sƿa æfter þa norðmæstan port ƿeige · hit cymð eft into ram forda
It deals with the “appurtenant” woodland of the Saxon estate. ð And þ means “th” and ƿ means “w”.
It is Sawyer no. 179.
I first read it out in Old English (the Anglo-Saxon tongue) and then say why I think the locations are where they are.
#hawling #gloucestershire #anglosaxon #romanroads
These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.
But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.
#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory