...nobility of the English nation was there undone Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/13/2003
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:

A.D. 1016 – “When the king understood that the army was up, then collected he the fifth time all the English nation, and went behind them, and overtook them in Essex, on the down called Assingdon; where they fiercely came together. Then did Alderman Edric as he often did before – he first began the fight with the Maisevethians, and so betrayed his natural lord and all the people of England. There had Knute the victory, though all England fought against him! There was slain Bishop Ednoth, and Abbot Wulsy, and Alderman Elfric, and Alderman Godwin of Lindsey, and Ulfkytel of East-Anglia, and Ethelward, the son of Alderman Ethelsy. And all the nobility of the English nation was there undone.”

A.D. 1020 – “This year went the king to Assingdon; with Earl Thurkyll, and Archbishop Wulfstan, and other bishops, and also abbots, and many monks with them; and he ordered to be built there a minster of stone and lime, for the souls of the men who were there slain, and gave it to his own priest, whose name was Stigand; and they consecrated the minster at Assingdon.”

Stigand went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury under William the Conqueror. The minster remains on the site and is now known as St Andrews, Ashingdon. It is open from 2:00pm to 4:00pm from Monday to Saturday and is worth a visit, particularly for the quality (if not the scale) of its stained glass windows.

The above co-ordinates are for the car park next to the church hall.

Proceed from here on foot to the church, which is at N51 36.616 E0 41.604 and find the following information to complete the co-ordinates for the cache, an ammo can, at N51 36.abc E0 41.def.

The answers to the following questions can all be found in the grave yard surrounding the church. None of the answers will be found in the grave yard extension down the steps and to the north east of the church. This will keep the search to a sensibly sized area.

1. Rev’d John Imrie M.A. was rector of the parish for Q years

Q=a=d=f

2. Peter Murrell died 16th Jan. 19R0

R=e

3. In loving memory of Elsie & Charles Blundell STUV & WXYZ

V-S=c & Z-W=b

Now off to the cache, this contains:

Logbook & pens/pencils & sharpener
Camera (please take photograph of yourselves and return to the cache)

Trades:
Permanent marker pen
Puncture repair kit
Coloured pencils
Geocache.com key ring/compass
St Andrews Minster bookmark
St Andrews Minster key ring
X-Men toy

Enjoy!

[ edit] photos from cache camera can be seen at (visit link) [ /edit]

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

jurer gur sbbgcngu ragref n svryq, ghea evtug nybat gur urqtr yvar sbe n fubeg qvfgnapr gb n qrnq gerr gehax – gur pngpu ba gur pnpur pna gurer or haqbar

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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