It is interesting to read the discovery of the "New World" from the point of view of someone who lived in the "Elder World" during these times. I had really only heard/read/learned about this discover... and Columubs.. from the point of view of text books in grade school. Loved the wording in these 6 lines.

The Humber is located on the east coast of Northern England. I learned the Humber actually served as a boundary between north and south during the 5th century.

From the beginning of this reading, the two brothers, Horsa and Hengest, came off as a troubling pair. After Horsa's death, Hengest continued to wreak havoc and makes me wonder if he was the more dominant of the two warriors..

In order to get a better understanding of this reading, I did a little research to get a better idea who Marcian and Valentinian were. I learned Marcian was the Eastern Roman Emperor and Valentinian the Western Roman Emperor at the beginning of this reading.

The meaning of "under colour of this" confuses me. It sounds like it may be that them leaving during the night was suspicious? I am unsure though. Any thoughts?

Although I have never heard of an illness referred to this way, I understood what was meant by it. It is interesting how words evolve and translate over time.

Overall The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was a fairly interesting read. Often I needed to reread many sentences and even whole paragraphs to get a better understanding, as the text is very different then text I typically read. I specifically liked how it read like a timeline and expounded upon the more significant events versus little details.