On Some Ancient Battle-fields in Lancashire and Their Historical, Legendary, and Aesthetic AssociationsA. Heywood & Son, 1882 - 236 pages |
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æsthetic afterwards amongst ancient Anglo Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Anlaf appear army Arthur Arthurian Aryan Athelstan Baines battle battle of Brunanburh battle-field beast Bede Beowulf boar bones Brit-Welsh Britain British Britons Brunanburh Bury Cadwalla called Castle Hill century chieftain Christian church Clitheroe conflict conquest crest Cromwell Cromwell's Cuerdale Danes Danish death defeat dragon Edward Edward Baines enemy England English evidence fact fight fought Geoffrey Geoffrey of Monmouth Gildas Haigh Henry hero historian historical king kingdom Lancashire land Langho legend legendary likewise locality Makerfield Manchester Maserfeld Mercian modern monarch mound mythical myths neighbourhood Nennius Northumbria original Oswald Oswestry pagan Penda poem present Preston probable recorded referred regarded remains Rheged Ribble Ribchester river Saxon says Scandinavian scene Scots Simeon of Durham slain story struggle superstition totem tradition truth tumulus victory Walton-le-dale warriors Welsh Whalley Whitaker Wigan William of Malmsbury Winwick writers
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Page 214 - Worcester's laureate wreath: yet much remains To conquer still; Peace hath her victories « No less renowned than War: new foes arise, Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains. Help us to save free conscience from the paw Of hireling wolves, whose Gospel is their maw.
Page 159 - After the conjunction of that Party which I brought with me out of Wales with the Northern Forces about Knaresborough and...
Page 89 - ... as he had requested. Then the heroes, weeping, laid down in the midst the famous chieftain, their dear lord. Then began on the hill, the warriors, to awake the mightiest of funeral fires ; the wood-smoke rose aloft, dark from the fire ; noisily it went, mingled with weeping.
Page 21 - Then it was, that the magnanimous Arthur, with all the kings and military force of Britain, fought against the Saxons. And though there were many more noble than himself, yet he was twelve times chosen their commander, and was as often conqueror.
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Page 159 - ... since confirmed that they intended for London itself: or whether to march immediately over the said Bridge, there being no other betwixt that and Preston, and there engage the enemy, — who we did believe would stand his ground, because we had information that the Irish forces under...
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Page 159 - Enemy and his farther progress into Lancashire and so southward, — which we had some advertisement the Enemy intended, and [we are] since confirmed that they intended for London itself: Or whether to march immediately over the said...