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worth, and built a fenced town there in the early part of the summer, and before Lammas she built the town of Stafford. And the next year she built Eadesbyrig[1] in the beginning of the summer, and Warwick towards the end of autumn, and after Christmas the year following she built the fortified town of Cyric-byrig,[2] and afterwards that of Weard-byrig,[3] and again before Christmas that year, that of Rumcofan, (Runkhorn, Cheshire).
916.
This year the guiltless Abbot Ecgbriht was slain before Midsummer, on the 16th of the calends of July, the anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Cyricius and his companions. And about three days afterwards Æthelflæd sent an army into Wales, and took Brecenanmere (Brecknock) and the King's wife, with some four and thirty others, were made prisoners.
917.
This year, after Easter, the army rode forth
