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While some of the information was taken verbally by William's scribes,
其中一些信息 由威廉的書記員以非書面形式記錄記錄下來
some must have owed its existence to Saxon records.
而另一些 定是出自撒克遜人之手
The most extraordinary paradox about the Domesday Book
關于《末日審判書》最著名的悖論就是
is that what we think of as a monument to the power and strength of the Normans
它雖被視為諾曼權力與力量的象征
owed itself to the advanced machinery of government left in place by the old Anglo-Saxon monarchy.
卻是靠著盎格魯撒克遜人的君主制 所留下的先進的政府運作系統 才得以完成
And it was thanks to this that the data was collected at such lightning speed,less than six months.
也是靠著它 所有信息幾乎在不到六個月的極短時間內統計完畢
The results were presented to William here at Old Sarum,
結果呈交到了待在老塞勒姆的威廉手中
an ancient Iron Age fort inside which he'd built a spectacular royal palace.
在這個鐵器時代的堡壘中 他建起了一座壯麗的皇家宮殿
When he took hold of the Domesday Book,it was as though william had been handed the keys to the kingdom all over again,
威廉拿到《末日審判書》時 就如同他再次掌握了 整個王國的命脈
as if he'd re-conquered England,but this time statistically,
就好像他又一次征服了英格蘭 不過這次是數據統計之上
because its information was more impregnable than any castle.
因為這些信息比任何城堡都要牢不可破
It was called The Domesday Book, after all,because it was said its decisions wereas final as the Last Judgement.
要知道 這本書叫《末日審判書》 是因為 據說它的調查結果 就相當于"末日審判"的結果
The Church itself holds Wenlock.
教堂擁有溫洛克地區
There are 20 hides, four of which are exempt from tax under King Canute.
土地共有二十海茨 其中四海茨 在卡紐特國王統治時期免交賦稅
There are 15 slaves,two mills serve the monks, plus one fishery.
這里有十五個奴隸 兩座供養修道士的磨坊 一座漁場
Enough woodland to fatten 300 pigs,and two hedged enclosures.Value now twelve pounds.
三百頭散養在大面積林地中的豬 還有兩處圍欄 現價值十二英鎊
