Talk:Oath, Somerset

Guthrum baptism: I deleted this paragraph as it wasn't supported by references. All the references I know about, including the Wikipedia Guthrum page, say the baptism took place at Aller. Local legend and St. Andrew church legend say that the Aller church stands on the site of an old church erected on the place where the baptism took place. The fact that the Saxon font was found nearby (actually 1/4 mile to the east of the church, NOT to the west where Oath is) also suggests that Aller was the site of the baptism, not Oath Hill.

I did wonder if Oath Hill was the name of the hill on which old Aller was located (the village -- except for one ancient farm-- but not the church -- have relocated to the base of Aller hill, further to the east, away from Oath and the Parrett) but when I followed the navigational links, they clearly showed Oath, NOT the hill on which St. Andrews stands (and on which the ancient village of Aller once stood)Celia Kozlowski (talk) 09:07, 20 August 2008 (UTC)