The Anglo-saxon Chronicle Info

: Compiled in Wessex during Alfred's reign (871–899), it served to document the migration of Saxon war-lords, the development of Christianity, and the threat of Viking invasions.

The Chronicle is not a single book but a series of related —year-by-year accounts—distributed to various monasteries for local updates. The Anglo-Saxon chronicle

The nine versions vary in content based on the biases and local interests of their respective monastic scribes: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - L.A. Smith Writer : Compiled in Wessex during Alfred's reign (871–899),