Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... stronghold , flocks and herds and horses and all , caught we and took ' ere they could be 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 ...
... stronghold , flocks and herds and horses and all , caught we and took ' ere they could be 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 ...
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... strong- hold . Within that stronghold were but few men posted , and they but churls , and in part only was it finished . Then soon after came Hasting , with 80 ships , to Thames mouth , and wrought him also a stronghold at Middleton ...
... strong- hold . Within that stronghold were but few men posted , and they but churls , and in part only was it finished . Then soon after came Hasting , with 80 ships , to Thames mouth , and wrought him also a stronghold at Middleton ...
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... stronghold on the citadel , refuse battle ; neither could the Christians break through the wall thereof . Thus peace was made between the Mercians and the Heathen , and those two brethren with their troops turned them home again . § 34 ...
... stronghold on the citadel , refuse battle ; neither could the Christians break through the wall thereof . Thus peace was made between the Mercians and the Heathen , and those two brethren with their troops turned them home again . § 34 ...
Page 103
... stronghold , and made their way even unto the gates . No less keen in fight were the Heathen . Out they burst from every gate like wolves ; and then waxed long the fight , and ever more deadly . But , alas , alas , in the end did the ...
... stronghold , and made their way even unto the gates . No less keen in fight were the Heathen . Out they burst from every gate like wolves ; and then waxed long the fight , and ever more deadly . But , alas , alas , in the end did the ...
Page 104
... stronghold . ' And even until nightfall held the Christians the chase , and smote them down on every side . Doomsday gives Nachededorne ( i.e. Naked or Lone Thorn ) as the name of the Hundred ( now called Compton Hundred ) which ...
... stronghold . ' And even until nightfall held the Christians the chase , and smote them down on every side . Doomsday gives Nachededorne ( i.e. Naked or Lone Thorn ) as the name of the Hundred ( now called Compton Hundred ) which ...
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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