I wish to relate a number of episodes that occurred shortly after my nephew became King. These will illustrate what kind of man he had become. The first happened on the occasion of a folk-mote. Strictly speaking, the King was not required to attend a folcgemot, but as often was the case with Athelstan, he surprised everyone by overturning convention. I considered it a fatherly concern for his people and one which, as events took their course, added to the esteem and love accorded him.
folcgemotOn our return from a successful campaign against a Danish raiding party, the journey took us through the hundred of Narresford. There, the folk of seven settlements composing the one hundred hides of land met. According to custom, no-one attending these gatherings carried arms; the bearing of weapon
