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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Tue May 22, 2018, 08:41 AM May 2018

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The Coronation Stone of the First Ever King of England

In the year 900 AD Edward the Elder sat upon this coronation stone while being crowned the King of something bigger than a county. That is pretty cool, huh?

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The Coronation Stone of the First Ever King of England (Original Post) Soph0571 May 2018 OP

Extremely cool. Glorfindel May 2018 #1

Absolutely! Ohiogal May 2018 #2

King of the Anglo-Saxons left-of-center2012 May 2018 #3

Goodness. Haven't thrones changed? :) Solly Mack May 2018 #4

Glorfindel

(9,714 posts)

1. Extremely cool.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 08:52 AM

May 2018

Thanks for posting the picture, Soph0571!

Ohiogal

(31,898 posts)

2. Absolutely!

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 08:59 AM

May 2018

Thank you, great photo and history!

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

3. King of the Anglo-Saxons

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 09:52 AM

May 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder#King_of_the_Anglo-Saxons

Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)

4. Goodness. Haven't thrones changed? :)

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 12:31 PM

May 2018

Neat shot.

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