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Æthelberht I


King of Kent: 581/588 - 24 February 616

[received Augustine]

First to codify legal statements in Old English rather than Latin1).

1)
Foot, Sarah, 'Aethelstan: The First King of England' - Chapter 5, Kingdom, The King as Law-Giver
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