Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... brought back to Britain all the horrors of the Saxon invasion , and made such havoc that the outlook grew dark and darker . Their black barks were first seen in 787 , when , as the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle narrates : This year .. first ...
... brought back to Britain all the horrors of the Saxon invasion , and made such havoc that the outlook grew dark and darker . Their black barks were first seen in 787 , when , as the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle narrates : This year .. first ...
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... brought a Roman army to the defence of the Northumbrians so long as Charlemagne was Roman Emperor . But Charlemagne was gone ; the new Western Empire was divided amongst his worthless grandsons , and such outlying fragments as ...
... brought a Roman army to the defence of the Northumbrians so long as Charlemagne was Roman Emperor . But Charlemagne was gone ; the new Western Empire was divided amongst his worthless grandsons , and such outlying fragments as ...
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... brought from the East , inscribed with the zodiacal signs and with Arabic or sham - Arabic lettering . For freebooters to have some special oath which alone was regarded as binding remained a practice uutil quite recent days . Sir ...
... brought from the East , inscribed with the zodiacal signs and with Arabic or sham - Arabic lettering . For freebooters to have some special oath which alone was regarded as binding remained a practice uutil quite recent days . Sir ...
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... brought back an innumerable multitude of fishes . ' And when the King slept there appeared unto him one clad in pontifical robes , who warned him of his duties and added : " O Alfred , Christ who hath beheld the uprightness of thine ...
... brought back an innumerable multitude of fishes . ' And when the King slept there appeared unto him one clad in pontifical robes , who warned him of his duties and added : " O Alfred , Christ who hath beheld the uprightness of thine ...
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... brought in . Neither assault nor sally seems to have been made . Alfred knew that the enemy must shortly surrender unless they cut their way out ; and this they were too demoralized by defeat even to attempt . Thus we only read of ...
... brought in . Neither assault nor sally seems to have been made . Alfred knew that the enemy must shortly surrender unless they cut their way out ; and this they were too demoralized by defeat even to attempt . Thus we only read of ...
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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