: Entries begin with Julius Caesar’s invasions in 60 BC and continue, in some versions, until 1154 .

: It acted as a tool to legitimize Alfred’s right to the throne by tracing the genealogy of the kings of Wessex.

The original "common stock" was likely compiled around under the direction of King Alfred the Great .

: Most of the text is in Old English . However, the later Peterborough Chronicle (Version E) transitionally uses Middle English , making it a vital artifact for linguistic history. The Surviving Manuscripts