Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... bade he his son , if he had one , or a kinsman , or , if none else might be had , his own freedman or thrall . . . to recite Saxon books before him day and night , whensoever leisure served . And with deep sighs did they lament from ...
... bade he his son , if he had one , or a kinsman , or , if none else might be had , his own freedman or thrall . . . to recite Saxon books before him day and night , whensoever leisure served . And with deep sighs did they lament from ...
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... bade me write therein that same quotation . Hearing this , and perceiving his willing wit and his devout eagerness for Divine wisdom , then gave I ( though silently ) boundless thanks to Almighty God , raising my hands towards heaven ...
... bade me write therein that same quotation . Hearing this , and perceiving his willing wit and his devout eagerness for Divine wisdom , then gave I ( though silently ) boundless thanks to Almighty God , raising my hands towards heaven ...
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... bade his officers divide his revenues accordingly . ' The first part set he for worldly uses , and bade that one third thereof should be paid to his guards and the nobles that were his ministers for the divers offices of his Court ...
... bade his officers divide his revenues accordingly . ' The first part set he for worldly uses , and bade that one third thereof should be paid to his guards and the nobles that were his ministers for the divers offices of his Court ...
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... bade his chaplains find him wax of due fineness , and so weighed he it out . And when there was in the scales so much as would match the weight of 72 pennies , then taught he the chaplains to make six candles thereof , of one length ...
... bade his chaplains find him wax of due fineness , and so weighed he it out . And when there was in the scales so much as would match the weight of 72 pennies , then taught he the chaplains to make six candles thereof , of one length ...
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... bade to hold them . I then , Alfred , King of the West Saxons , showed all these to my Witan . And they then said that it liked them well all for to hold . ' • 9 3. TheWitan , ' it may be mentioned , was the embryo Parliament of the ...
... bade to hold them . I then , Alfred , King of the West Saxons , showed all these to my Witan . And they then said that it liked them well all for to hold . ' • 9 3. TheWitan , ' it may be mentioned , was the embryo Parliament of 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