Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... fleet destroyed at Swanage - Alfred the founder of our navy -Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun - Alfred popular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel CHAPTER VII . un- Danish defeat in Devon - The Magic Standard ...
... fleet destroyed at Swanage - Alfred the founder of our navy -Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun - Alfred popular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel CHAPTER VII . un- Danish defeat in Devon - The Magic Standard ...
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... fleet destroyed at Swanage A.D. CONTEMPORARY HISTORY . 843 Fourth partition . Charles the Bald King of France 846 Saracens raid Rome 847 Leo IV . Pope English School burnt down 858 Nicholas I. Pope 861 Photian schism . Eastern churches ...
... fleet destroyed at Swanage A.D. CONTEMPORARY HISTORY . 843 Fourth partition . Charles the Bald King of France 846 Saracens raid Rome 847 Leo IV . Pope English School burnt down 858 Nicholas I. Pope 861 Photian schism . Eastern churches ...
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... fleet , Buttington and Chester 895 Danes defeated at Chichester 896 Danish fleet captured in Lea Danes defeated at Bridgenorth 897 Danish host breaks up 898 Danish pirates put down Alfred's navy 900 [ ? ] Death of Alfred by 879 Louis ...
... fleet , Buttington and Chester 895 Danes defeated at Chichester 896 Danish fleet captured in Lea Danes defeated at Bridgenorth 897 Danish host breaks up 898 Danish pirates put down Alfred's navy 900 [ ? ] Death of Alfred by 879 Louis ...
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... fleet THE -a ' summer - lead , ' as it was called - cross the North Sea , to ravage one district or another , never far inland , sometimes to be defeated , sometimes not , but in either event to make off , after an inroad of a few weeks ...
... fleet THE -a ' summer - lead , ' as it was called - cross the North Sea , to ravage one district or another , never far inland , sometimes to be defeated , sometimes not , but in either event to make off , after an inroad of a few weeks ...
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... fleet destroyed at Swanage Alfred the founder of our navy - Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun Alfred unpopular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel . § I. BU UT the working out of this brilliant promise had to ...
... fleet destroyed at Swanage Alfred the founder of our navy - Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun Alfred unpopular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel . § I. BU UT the working out of this brilliant promise had to ...
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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