Excerpt from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Vol. 2: According to the Several Original Authorities; Translation
XLII. (lil) year of his reign Christ was born. An. II. (iii.) The three astrologers came from the east part, in order that they might worship Christ; and the children were slain in Bethlehem, in persecution of Christ, by Herod. An. III. (iv.) In this year Herod died, stabbed by himself; and Archelaus his son succeeded to the kingdom. And the child Christ was borne back from Egypt. An. IV., V. (vi.) An. VI. (vii.) From the beginning of the world to this year, five thousand and two hundred winters were past.
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