![]() Charles, by gracious favour of divine clemency king of the Franks.īecause God Almighty, Who is King of Kings, by His gift worthily placed Our Clemency over both His realm and His people, it therefore behoves Us not only to preside over, but truly rather to profit holy churches, and especially the downfallen, in whom the bodies of the saints lie beaten by pagan savagery, lacking until now due veneration. In the name of the holy and indivisible Trinity. 92 (14 th March 918, Compiègne) = ARTEM no. What that means is that the earliest reference we have to the existence of Rollonid Rouen is in fact this:ĭD CtS no. ( One historian, in fact, has argued that the foundation of Normandy happened several decades before, in the 880s but her arguments have not generally found any traction because they’re very reliant on internal chronological indicators within Dudo’s writings which aren’t themselves trustworthy.) ![]() 911, in Dudo’s work, was clearly picked because that was the date of the battle of Chartres, and whilst we know from other sources that an agreement was reached soon after that, it could have been up to several years later. For instance, he puts Rollo’s arrival in the West Frankish kingdom in 876, a date cherry-picked from his written sources with no internal logic behind it. The only person who actually puts a date on the agreement made between Charles the Simple and Rollo is Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whose chronology is dreadful. The problem is that this date, whilst traditional, is less secure than it looks. The items will be sold at Omega Auctions in their Music Memorabilia sale on February 23.When I’ve spoken before about the foundation of Normandy, I’ve referred to the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, made in 911. Their debut single, Creep, had been a huge success.Īuctioneer Paul Fairweather said: “The Bends was absolutely crucial to the band’s success and the notepad really gives an insight into the fascinating creative process that resulted in the creation of true classic of the genre.”Ī 1960 Fender Precision bass guitar used by Jonny Greenwood on the album is also going under the hammer.Ī demo featuring unheard tracks from the band, when the group was called On A Friday, sold for £7,600 last month. It also contains lyrics for some of the band’s classic songs, including Street Spirit (Fade Out), and notes for an unreleased track, Dead Bank Clerk. Workings for two unknown songs, Too Easy and Idiot Boy, are contained in its eight pages. I kept the sketch pad and discarded the carpeting.”“Įxperts say the sketchpad gives “an insight into a crucial period in the group’s history”. “I was informed that anything remaining in the room was not required by the band and should be thrown away or kept by me if I so wished. “The A2 sketchpad had been left” with “some carpeting that had been used as acoustic treatment. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “When the sessions were over I went to retrieve my equipment and ‘clear out’ the room. A page of the sketchpad going under-the-hammer (Omega Auctions/PA) More than 20 years later, he is selling the piece of music memorabilia, which could fetch over £10,000 and features hand-drawn drawings, chords and lyrics. The band rehearsed The Bends, in 1993, in an unused barn at a fruit farm in Oxfordshire.Ī man, who had lent the group instruments and a PA sound system, was given the A2 sketchpad as he cleared the studio space at the end of their sessions. Radiohead’s sketchpad, used to carve out ideas for their second album, is going under the hammer.
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