Year Witness
Archived: 12 November 2026
Abstract
Dating FrameThe surviving year notices do not line up in the same way. In the Annals of Ulster, the heading marked AD 601 is followed by entries for the kalends of January and then by notices placed under U602, which is explicitly marked AD 601. In the Annals of the Four Masters, M601 is headed as the Age of Christ, 601. The comparison is direct: one witness labels the material one way, while the other places the year at 601 without that shift.The same comparison also shows that the Ulster chronicle preserves a short block of notices under AD 601