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Domesday Book, a Rare card
Domesday Book is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales historically believed to have been completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror, though recent research by Medievalist professor Carol Symes indicates that this book might have been completed as late as 1098 to…
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 152
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 500,000
Ranked #1,914 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Domesday Book quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Domesday Book card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Written in Medieval Latin, it was highly abbreviated and included some vernacular native terms without Latin ______.
Answer
equivalents. Written in Medieval Latin, it was highly abbreviated and included some vernacular native terms without Latin equivalents. From the Domesday Book article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in ____ the king sent his agents to survey every shire in England, to list his holdings and dues owed to him.
Answer
1080s. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 1085 the king sent his agents to survey every shire in England, to list his holdings and dues owed to him. From the Domesday Book article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Almaty. Almaty 86 · Mercator projection 78 · Domesday Book 75 · List of battleships of Austria-Hungary 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The manuscript was originally known by the Latin name Liber de Wintonia, meaning "Book of Winchester", where it was originally kept in the royal treasury.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 1085 the king sent his agents to survey every shire in England, to list his holdings and dues owed to him.
- Written in Medieval Latin, it was highly abbreviated and included some vernacular native terms without Latin equivalents.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Domesday Book article was read about 500,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Domesday Book (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Andrews, William, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
