According to the historian David Bates, this probably means that little happened of note, and that because William was on the continent, there was nothing for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to record.
Ifølge historikeren David Bates, er dette sandsynligvis fordi, at der kun skete få ting af interesse, og at Vilhelm var på kontinentet, så der således ikke var noget at berette i den angelsaksiske krønike.