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Charter of Olave, King of the Islands, granting episcopal authority to Furness Abbey (1134)
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1134
A bilingual (Latin and English) charter issued by Olave, King of the Isles, in 1134, granting the Church of the Blessed Mary of Furness ecclesiastical authority over the islands and establishing an abbey. The document provides early evidence of Isle of Man's constitutional relationship with the Church and demonstrates the island's position within a wider Norse/Scottish kingdom system predating the English Revestment period.
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- Latin and English (bilingual)