Memorials of King Alfred: Being Essays on the History and Antiquities of England During the Ninth Century, the Age of King AlfredJohn Allen Giles J.R. Smith, 1863 - 380 pages |
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... sword which he bore at his side . who are ignorant of the fact , fully ended , the aforesaid king Ethel- that the field of battle was not equally advantageous to both parties . The pagans occupi⚫ ed the higher ground , and the ...
... sword which he bore at his side . who are ignorant of the fact , fully ended , the aforesaid king Ethel- that the field of battle was not equally advantageous to both parties . The pagans occupi⚫ ed the higher ground , and the ...
Page 49
... swords , held out their right hands , and asked for peace . The kings , stretching out their swords , with difficulty appeased their warlike people . The vulgar herd ran this way and that way , and the English people pursued them ...
... swords , held out their right hands , and asked for peace . The kings , stretching out their swords , with difficulty appeased their warlike people . The vulgar herd ran this way and that way , and the English people pursued them ...
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... sword , and his body lies buried at Cægineshamme [ KEYNSHAM ] . Many others . also fell or fled in that battle , concerning whom it seems to be a loss of time to speak more minutely at present . 10 There came a summer- army innumerable ...
... sword , and his body lies buried at Cægineshamme [ KEYNSHAM ] . Many others . also fell or fled in that battle , concerning whom it seems to be a loss of time to speak more minutely at present . 10 There came a summer- army innumerable ...
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... sword . 9 The rest of the pirate - crew met them ; they ply their oars , their armour shines over the constrained waters , the barbarians obtain the victory . 10 The same year died Char- les the magnificent king of the Franks , cut off ...
... sword . 9 The rest of the pirate - crew met them ; they ply their oars , their armour shines over the constrained waters , the barbarians obtain the victory . 10 The same year died Char- les the magnificent king of the Franks , cut off ...
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... swords , and dealt him some severe wounds . But he , being a man of a brave mind , and , as we have heard say , not unacquainted with the art of self - defence , if he had not been a follower of a better calling , no sooner heard the ...
... swords , and dealt him some severe wounds . But he , being a man of a brave mind , and , as we have heard say , not unacquainted with the art of self - defence , if he had not been a follower of a better calling , no sooner heard the ...
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æfre Ælfred Æthered aforesaid army Alfred's ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser barbarians battle bishop bith Boethius bravely BRITISH MUSEUM brother Burhred century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes death dominions duke Ealle earl earth East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire enemy English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelstan Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father flight Florence Huntingdon Forthæm fortress fought with swords France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta honour Huntingdon Simeon Hwæt Kent king Ælfred king Alfred king of Mercia king's kingdom land Lewis Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht mind monastery nation Neustria night nobles Ofer pagans peace place called pope princes reign river Thames Roman Rome royal Saron Saxon Chronicle ships side siththan slain St Neot thæm thæs Thæt Theah things thone Thonne thou victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered wise Wuhte
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Page 87 - In the meantime, the king, during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to exercise hunting in all its branches ; to teach his workers in gold and artificers of all kinds, his falconers, hawkers and dog-keepers...
Page 46 - The pagans had divided themselves into two bodies, and began to prepare defences, for they had two kings and many earls, so they gave the half part of the army to the two kings, and the other part to all their earls. Which the Christians perceiving, divided their army also into two troops, and also began to construct defences. But Alfred, as we have been told by those who were present, and would not tell an untruth, marched up promptly with his men to give them battle ; for king...
Page 70 - Here he was met by all the neighbouring folk of Somersetshire, and Wiltshire, and Hampshire, who had not, for fear of the pagans, fled beyond the sea; and when they saw the king alive after such great tribulation, they received him, as he deserved, with joy and acclamations, and encamped there for one night.
Page 321 - The engraving was made to embellish a small volume, published several years ago, on the " Coronation Service, or Consecration of the Anglo-Saxon kings, as it illustrates the origin of the Constitution, by the Rev. Thomas Silver, DCL of St. John's College, Oxford; formerly Anglo-Saxon Professor. Oxford, printed by W. Baxter, for J. Parker ; and J. Murray, London. 1831.
Page 372 - We fought with swords ; this fills me still with joy, because I know a banquet is preparing by the father of the Gods. Soon in the splendid Hall of Odin, we shall drink beer out of the skulls of our enemies.
Page 341 - ... certe populi quos despicit Arctos felices errore suo quos ille timorum maximus haud urget leti metus. inde ruendi 460 in ferrum mens prona viris animaeque capaces mortis et ignavum rediturae parcere vitae.
Page 25 - For the benefit of his soul, then, which he studied to promote in all things from the first flower of his youth, he directed through all his hereditary dominions, that one poor man in ten, either native or foreigner, should be supplied with meat, drink, and clothing, by his successors, until the day of judgment; supposing, however, that the country should still be inhabited both by men and cattle, and should not become deserted.
Page 87 - ... during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to exercise hunting in all its branches; to teach his workers in gold and artificers of all kinds, his falconers, hawkers and dog-keepers; to build houses, majestic and good beyond all the precedents of his ancestors, by his new mechanical inventions...
Page 102 - ... from suffering the pain which it causes, or from the gloom which is thrown over him by the apprehension of its coming. Moreover, the constant invasions of foreign nations, by which he was continually harassed by land and sea, without any interval of quiet, were a just cause of disquiet.
Page 32 - Stimulated by these words, or rather by the divine inspiration, and allured by the beautifully illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume...