Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... Neot's , etc. In each case I have made a new translation from the original , and have endeavoured , as far as possible , in my selections from each writer , to confine myself to such events as are narrated by him alone , or with some ...
... Neot's , etc. In each case I have made a new translation from the original , and have endeavoured , as far as possible , in my selections from each writer , to confine myself to such events as are narrated by him alone , or with some ...
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... Neot- Marriage - Alfred's ' thorn in the flesh ' CHAPTER V. Outset of Alfred's reign - The nine battles of 871 - Wessex cleared of Danes - Their settlements elsewhere - Alfred's early reforms - His wondrous versatility CHAPTER VI ...
... Neot- Marriage - Alfred's ' thorn in the flesh ' CHAPTER V. Outset of Alfred's reign - The nine battles of 871 - Wessex cleared of Danes - Their settlements elsewhere - Alfred's early reforms - His wondrous versatility CHAPTER VI ...
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... NEOT [ FANI SCTI NEOTI CHRONICON ' ] , OR ' THE ANNALS OF Asser ' N.B. The whole of the above were originally written in Latin , with the exception of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , which is an Old English , and Gaimar , who wrote in ...
... NEOT [ FANI SCTI NEOTI CHRONICON ' ] , OR ' THE ANNALS OF Asser ' N.B. The whole of the above were originally written in Latin , with the exception of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , which is an Old English , and Gaimar , who wrote in ...
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... Neot ] King of Kent 837 Danish raid on Hampshire 838 Danish raid along East Coast 839 Danish raid on Kent 840 Danish raid on Devon A.D. CONTEMPORARY HISTORY . 410 Capture of Rome by Alaric St. Augustine writes Orosius writes 500 ...
... Neot ] King of Kent 837 Danish raid on Hampshire 838 Danish raid along East Coast 839 Danish raid on Kent 840 Danish raid on Devon A.D. CONTEMPORARY HISTORY . 410 Capture of Rome by Alaric St. Augustine writes Orosius writes 500 ...
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... Neot - Marriage — Alfred's ' thorn in the flesh . ' § I. A LFRED was at his accession twenty - two years of age . Born in 849 at Wantage , in Berkshire , the youngest of a band of five brothers , he speedily showed himself to be the ...
... Neot - Marriage — Alfred's ' thorn in the flesh . ' § I. A LFRED was at his accession twenty - two years of age . Born in 849 at Wantage , in Berkshire , the youngest of a band of five brothers , he speedily showed himself to be the ...
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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