The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals originally created in late 9th century Wessex chronicling Anglo-Saxon history. Multiple manuscript copies were distributed to monasteries in England and independently updated. Nine manuscripts survive in whole or in part, providing the most important historical source for England between the Roman departure and Norman Conquest, containing information not found elsewhere. The manuscripts are also important sources on the development of the English language.

1. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

2. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons.

3. The annals were initially created late in the 9th century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of Alfred the Great.

4. Multiple manuscript copies were made and distributed to monasteries across England and were independently updated.

5. Nine manuscripts survive in whole or in part, though not all are of equal historical value and none of them is the original version.

6. Taken as a whole, however, the Chronicle is the single most important historical source for the period in England between the departure of the Romans and the decades following the Norman Conquest. Much of the information given in the Chronicle is not recorded elsewhere.

7. In addition, the manuscripts are important sources for the history of the English language. For instance, the Peterborough Chronicle changes from the standard Old English literary language to early Middle Englishlanguage.Also, it contains Old English poems in celebration of royal figures and their achievements.

8. Seven of the nine surviving manuscripts and fragments now reside in the British Library. The remaining two are in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

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