Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... fought in defence of his country , a conqueror whose laurels were never stained with cruelty , a prince never cast down by adversity , never lifted up to insolence in the hour of triumph ' - there is no other name in history to compare ...
... fought in defence of his country , a conqueror whose laurels were never stained with cruelty , a prince never cast down by adversity , never lifted up to insolence in the hour of triumph ' - there is no other name in history to compare ...
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... fought one battle at Englefield with the English levies , and crushed them in another before Reading itself . The second week saw their own overwhelming defeat by Ethelred and Alfred on the slopes of Ashdown , 1 so dramatically told by ...
... fought one battle at Englefield with the English levies , and crushed them in another before Reading itself . The second week saw their own overwhelming defeat by Ethelred and Alfred on the slopes of Ashdown , 1 so dramatically told by ...
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... fought with them no short battle , at a place called Aclea [ Ockley ] , which meaneth Oak - lea . There strove they long and long ( for full stout was either side , and full bold ) , even until the most part of that heathen horde was ...
... fought with them no short battle , at a place called Aclea [ Ockley ] , which meaneth Oak - lea . There strove they long and long ( for full stout was either side , and full bold ) , even until the most part of that heathen horde was ...
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... fought against that same host a desperate fight . But , alas , the Heathen won all too proudly ; and there was he slain , and the most of his men with him ; and they held the death - stead , and brought beneath their sway all that land ...
... fought against that same host a desperate fight . But , alas , the Heathen won all too proudly ; and there was he slain , and the most of his men with him ; and they held the death - stead , and brought beneath their sway all that land ...
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... fought he , with but few behind him , against the whole Heathen host , a fight all too unequal . Up and down most part of the day raged the fight full stoutly . Then were the eyes of the Heathen opened , and they saw to the full their ...
... fought he , with but few behind him , against the whole Heathen host , a fight all too unequal . Up and down most part of the day raged the fight full stoutly . Then were the eyes of the Heathen opened , and they saw to the full their ...
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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