Memorials of King Alfred, Being Essays on the History and Antiquities of England During the Ninth Century, the Age of King AlfredJohn Allen Giles John Russell Smith, 1863 - 380 pages |
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... mind . Her father also was called Oslac ; he was the devoted and faithful butler of king Ethel- wlf . For he was sprung from the Goths and the Jutes , of the seed of Stuph and Wihtgar , two brothers . Having premised these things , let ...
... mind . Her father also was called Oslac ; he was the devoted and faithful butler of king Ethel- wlf . For he was sprung from the Goths and the Jutes , of the seed of Stuph and Wihtgar , two brothers . Having premised these things , let ...
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... mind , impelled him by their admo- nitions to the science of ruling . Swithun , sickened with earthly things , taught his lord to look to above ; Alstan , thinking that public matters also were not to be neglected , encouraged him ...
... mind , impelled him by their admo- nitions to the science of ruling . Swithun , sickened with earthly things , taught his lord to look to above ; Alstan , thinking that public matters also were not to be neglected , encouraged him ...
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... mind , he medi- tated before - hand on his own death , and , that his sons might not quarrel after he had departed this life , he com- posed an epistle in an elegant style , wherein he gave away all the things which belonged to himself ...
... mind , he medi- tated before - hand on his own death , and , that his sons might not quarrel after he had departed this life , he com- posed an epistle in an elegant style , wherein he gave away all the things which belonged to himself ...
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... mind- edness of this holy man , it is a memorable example , that , as often as he was about to dedicate a new church - building , he always went thi- ther on foot , and not on a horse or in a carriage , however long the journey might be ...
... mind- edness of this holy man , it is a memorable example , that , as often as he was about to dedicate a new church - building , he always went thi- ther on foot , and not on a horse or in a carriage , however long the journey might be ...
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... and recited it . His mother gave boundless thanks to the goodness of the Saviour , seeing that the grace of God was in the mind of her child . 5 Saxon Chronicle Asser Ethelwerd 866 A. 867 . And there FROM A. D. 333 849 TO 901 .
... and recited it . His mother gave boundless thanks to the goodness of the Saviour , seeing that the grace of God was in the mind of her child . 5 Saxon Chronicle Asser Ethelwerd 866 A. 867 . And there FROM A. D. 333 849 TO 901 .
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æfre Ælfred Æthered aforesaid army Alfred's ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser barbarians battle birth bishop bith Boethius bravely BRITISH MUSEUM brother Burhred Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes death dominions duke Ealle earl earth East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire enemy English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelstan Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father flight Florence Huntingdon Forthæm fortress fought with swords France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta honour Huntingdon Simeon Hwæt Kent king Ælfred king Alfred king of Mercia king's kingdom land Lewis Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht mind monastery nation Neustria night nobles Ofer pagans peace place called pope princes reign river Thames Roman Rome royal Saron Saxon Chronicle ships side siththan slain St Neot thæm thæs Thæt Theah things thone Thonne thou victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered wise Wuhte