One for the Historians… a nice version of the Anglo Saxon Chronicles

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DS13 won £50 recently in a history competition. He would like to spend it on something he will keep and enjoy, and has asked me if I can help him find a good translation of the Anglo Saxon Chronicles. A nice hardback would be his preference, but a good translation is important. Extra notes etc are not necessary.
I know it’s a bit niche, but I am hoping someone can help.

Just checked on our recommended reading lists: Dorothy Whitelock or Michael Swanton seem to be the standard texts (although this is not my field).

How wonderful that your son has this 'niche'.

Dot Whitelock was very good but there has been new scholarship since her day.
I have recently been given a new version, it is by Croda Books Edited by Bob Carruthers. This is very easy to read in modern English. It has illustrations as well.
This has taken the 1823 version and explains how it was not a single chronicle but a compilation from various sources that were written contemporaneously or recently after.
This is next to my workstation as I am researching the Kingdom of Mercia.
If you or he wish to chat please PM me.

thank you both for commenting. I’m going to take a look at the Bob Carruthers version, it sounds perfect. DS loves history and neither I nor DH even took it for GCSE, so as much I want to support him I am not much use. (Unless he wants to know about the history of art).
He is friends with the archaeologist at our local museum, and managed to get himself invited on a dig this summer where he helped uncover a Saxon warrior. I can see him going to University somewhere to study history and never leaving!

I'm really interested in this! But I can't find the book, or even Croda Books. Do you have any more details, please?

Sorry my fault it should be CODA Books.
I just found it on Ebay..or Amazon both offer it under £20.

Ah, thank you! I saw that but assumed it wasn't the right one as it's 2012. Looks fascinating 😀

@ratinamustardhat I am pleased with it being easy to read English. I am fairly new to this level of study. I am looking at the changes that developed after the Romans pulled out.
Do you specialise?

It's not my area, but I'm always looking for well written interesting stuff 😀 And I've learnt the hard way to check first. I bought a translation of the Divine Comedy which I just couldn't follow or make any sense of. Then discovered I was not alone and everyone had the same problem. Bought a different one and it was another world.
So thanks for the recommendation!

Further to previous. A good author is Dr Pauline Stafford PhD.