Coronation of Anglo-Saxon kings

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Coronation_of_Anglo-Saxon_kings
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:award
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Chronicle_of_John_of_Worcester
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:Norman_Conquest_of_1066
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coronation of Anglo-Saxon kings
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frankish_coronation_rites
gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:legacy influenced later English coronations
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
Kingston upon Thames
gptkbp:notableRite gptkb:Edgar's_coronation_at_Bath_in_973
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkb:Æthelstan
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:participants gptkb:priest
gptkb:noble_family
Anglo-Saxon kings
gptkbp:period early medieval period
7th to 11th centuries
gptkbp:precededBy election by Witan
gptkbp:purpose public recognition
legitimize royal authority
religious consecration
gptkbp:regalia gptkb:King
gptkb:sword
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Latin
anointing
crowning
oath-taking
investiture with regalia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames,_England
gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6