Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... King of Mercia 777 Mercian conquest of Wessex 787 First Danish inroad 794 Danish raid on Northumbria 800 Egbert King of Wessex 823 Battle of Ellandune Egbert lord of South England 827 Egbert Bretwalda and ' King of the English ' 832 ...
... King of Mercia 777 Mercian conquest of Wessex 787 First Danish inroad 794 Danish raid on Northumbria 800 Egbert King of Wessex 823 Battle of Ellandune Egbert lord of South England 827 Egbert Bretwalda and ' King of the English ' 832 ...
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... King of Kent 853 Ethelwulf subdues Wales Alfred sent to Rome 855 Danes winter in Sheppey Ethelwulf's tithing and ... Mercia 875 Danes on the Tyne and at Cam- bridge First English naval victory 876 Danes rush Wareham and Exeter Danish fleet ...
... King of Kent 853 Ethelwulf subdues Wales Alfred sent to Rome 855 Danes winter in Sheppey Ethelwulf's tithing and ... Mercia 875 Danes on the Tyne and at Cam- bridge First English naval victory 876 Danes rush Wareham and Exeter Danish fleet ...
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... Mercia , from the Humber to the Thames , and to the Welsh border ; and East ... King of the West Saxons . § 5. Little did those who took part in the ... King of the West Saxons worked his own way to be ' King of the English . ' Three ...
... Mercia , from the Humber to the Thames , and to the Welsh border ; and East ... King of the West Saxons . § 5. Little did those who took part in the ... King of the West Saxons worked his own way to be ' King of the English . ' Three ...
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... Mercia . And even the great Offa , the most powerful of all the Mercian Kings , had not dared to violate the ... King of the English . " No contemporary knew him as King of England , ' for that name for our land did not come into use ...
... Mercia . And even the great Offa , the most powerful of all the Mercian Kings , had not dared to violate the ... King of the English . " No contemporary knew him as King of England , ' for that name for our land did not come into use ...
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... King of the English and Emperor of Britain . ( § 10. By St. Neot's counsel , presumably , Alfred , on his be- trothal ( at nineteen ) to a Mercian lady of high degree , prayed that the Lord would change his ' thorn in the flesh ' for ...
... King of the English and Emperor of Britain . ( § 10. By St. Neot's counsel , presumably , Alfred , on his be- trothal ( at nineteen ) to a Mercian lady of high degree , prayed that the Lord would change his ' thorn in the flesh ' for ...
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A.S. Chronicle Abbey Abbot abode aforesaid host Alderman Alfred's age amongst Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Asser Athelney Athelstan bade band barbarians battle Bishop Bretwalda Britain brought Burghred century Chieftain Chippenham Christ Christian church Danes Danish death died Earl East Angles East Anglia Edmund Egbert England English Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Exeter fain father fight fled fleet fought gave God's Guthrum harried Hasting heart Heathen host Henry of Huntingdon holy Hubba Ingwar Kent King Alfred King Ethelred King Ethelwulf King of Mercia King's kingdom land Latin lieth London Lord Lord's Incarnation mighty monastery monks Neot Neot's never Northumbria peace place called Pope Pope Marinus prayer raid realm reign river Rome royal Sherborne ships Simeon of Durham slain slaughter stronghold sway Thames Thanes thee therein thou took troth unto victory Wessex West Saxons whole Winchester wintered wise wont