The Canons of Edgar are a set of early 11th-century ecclesiastical regulations produced in Anglo-Saxon England by Wulfstan, Archbishop of York. They were in fact not written by King Edgar; but his good governance was inspirational for Wulfstan, and thus "they hark[ed] back to better times." "The comparative success of King Edgar's reign" was a reason for Wulfstan to use the past laws for his canon laws in the early 11th century.
The Canons of Edgar are a set of early 11th-century ecclesiastical regulations produced in Anglo-Saxon England by Wulfstan, Archbishop of York. They were in fact not written by King Edgar; but his good governance was inspirational for Wulfstan, and thus "they hark[ed] back to better times." "The comparative success of King Edgar's reign" was a reason for Wulfstan to use the past laws for his canon laws in the early 11th century.
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