Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 56
Page 16
... Holy See being at this time held by Leo IV . , the fortifier of the Leonine City , ' the deliverer of Rome from the Saracens , whose galleys were to Italy the same ghastly , ever - present horror which those of the Danes were to England ...
... Holy See being at this time held by Leo IV . , the fortifier of the Leonine City , ' the deliverer of Rome from the Saracens , whose galleys were to Italy the same ghastly , ever - present horror which those of the Danes were to England ...
Page 17
... holy recollections - the lamps burning before the shrines of the Apostles at his father's charge , the English School3 rebuilt by his father's devotion , his own special intercourse with the 2 Ibid . , § 4. 3 See Appendix B. 1 Asser ...
... holy recollections - the lamps burning before the shrines of the Apostles at his father's charge , the English School3 rebuilt by his father's devotion , his own special intercourse with the 2 Ibid . , § 4. 3 See Appendix B. 1 Asser ...
Page 25
... Holy Scripture was he ever ready to hearken , and would have his own home - born folk read it unto him . And with outlanders no less would he join in prayer , if reason was ; and to strangers from far would he give alms even as to his ...
... Holy Scripture was he ever ready to hearken , and would have his own home - born folk read it unto him . And with outlanders no less would he join in prayer , if reason was ; and to strangers from far would he give alms even as to his ...
Page 26
... holy armlets , ' a pledge so sacred that never before would they do so to any nation . ' What this ' armlet ' ( beacg ) was . is uncertain . We know that , in Iceland , the Norsemen kept a holy ring in 1 Asser . 6 2 Henry of Huntingdon ...
... holy armlets , ' a pledge so sacred that never before would they do so to any nation . ' What this ' armlet ' ( beacg ) was . is uncertain . We know that , in Iceland , the Norsemen kept a holy ring in 1 Asser . 6 2 Henry of Huntingdon ...
Page 27
... holy armlet ' was one of those ' bracteates ' in use among the Scandinavians of that age , brought from the East , inscribed with the zodiacal signs and with Arabic or sham - Arabic lettering . For freebooters to have some special oath ...
... holy armlet ' was one of those ' bracteates ' in use among the Scandinavians of that age , brought from the East , inscribed with the zodiacal signs and with Arabic or sham - Arabic lettering . For freebooters to have some special oath ...
Contents
14 | |
15 | |
16 | |
18 | |
19 | |
20 | |
21 | |
22 | |
23 | |
24 | |
32 | |
33 | |
34 | |
35 | |
36 | |
37 | |
38 | |
39 | |
42 | |
44 | |
45 | |
54 | |
55 | |
63 | |
76 | |
89 | |
138 | |
153 | |
167 | |
185 | |
187 | |
188 | |
195 | |
201 | |
211 | |
219 | |
227 | |
228 | |
241 | |
252 | |
260 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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