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... ALFRED AND GUTHRUM'S PEACE c . 890. ALFRED'S DOOMS · · - · · · c . 890. OHTHERE'S VOYAGE OF EXPLORA- TION , TOLD TO KING ALFRED 907-925 . EDWARD'S POLICY · - c . 930. ATHELSTAN'S DOOM CONCERNING HOT IRON AND WATER 937. THE BATTLE OF ...
... ALFRED AND GUTHRUM'S PEACE c . 890. ALFRED'S DOOMS · · - · · · c . 890. OHTHERE'S VOYAGE OF EXPLORA- TION , TOLD TO KING ALFRED 907-925 . EDWARD'S POLICY · - c . 930. ATHELSTAN'S DOOM CONCERNING HOT IRON AND WATER 937. THE BATTLE OF ...
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... Alfred's reign . Translated by J. A. Giles . Bohn's Library . ANNO 449. - This year Martianus and Valentinus succeeded to the empire and reigned seven years . And in their days Hengist and Horsa , invited by Vortigern , King of the ...
... Alfred's reign . Translated by J. A. Giles . Bohn's Library . ANNO 449. - This year Martianus and Valentinus succeeded to the empire and reigned seven years . And in their days Hengist and Horsa , invited by Vortigern , King of the ...
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... King Osbert , and had taken to themselves a king , Ælle , not of royal blood ; but late in the year they re- solved ... Alfred his brother , that they would help them , that they might fight against the army . And then they went with the ...
... King Osbert , and had taken to themselves a king , Ælle , not of royal blood ; but late in the year they re- solved ... Alfred his brother , that they would help them , that they might fight against the army . And then they went with the ...
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... King of the West Saxons ; the third was Ethelbert , King of the Kentishmen ; the fourth was Redwald , King of the East Angles ; the fifth was Edwin , King of the Northumbrians ; the sixth ... ALFRED AND THE DANES 871-878 ALFRED AND THE DANES.
... King of the West Saxons ; the third was Ethelbert , King of the Kentishmen ; the fourth was Redwald , King of the East Angles ; the fifth was Edwin , King of the Northumbrians ; the sixth ... ALFRED AND THE DANES 871-878 ALFRED AND THE DANES.
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... King Ethelred died . Then Alfred , the son of Ethelwulf , his brother , succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons . And about one month after this , King Alfred with a small band fought against the whole army at Wilton , and put them ...
... King Ethelred died . Then Alfred , the son of Ethelwulf , his brother , succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons . And about one month after this , King Alfred with a small band fought against the whole army at Wilton , and put them ...
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120 shillings 60 shillings abbot aforesaid afterwards Alfred his brother ANNO Apostles archbishop army battle bishop blessed Bohn's Library brethren Britons Canute Ceolfrid Christ church commanded custom Danes Danish Dunstan ealdorman earl East Angles enemy England English nation estates Ethelwulf faith father fight forces fortress fought Harold heathen army holy honour horse hostages J. A. Giles Kent King Alfred King Edmund King Edward King Ethelred king's thegn kingdom land let amends let him pay London lord lord's Martinmas Master Mercians monastery night noble Northmen Northumbria Nothelm oaths Ohthere ordained Oswald owed obedience oxen peace pertains place of carnage ploughing Pope preaching priest province ravaged received reverend river Rogation days Rolls Series Rome shillings ships side slain slaughter slave slew Source.-Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Source.-Bede South Saxons thegn thence things took town townsmen Translated by J. A. victory Wessex West Saxons Wilfrid winter quarters witan Wulfhelm
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Page 13 - When he, among the rest, induced by the unspotted life of these holy men, and their delightful promises, which, by many miracles, they proved to be most certain, believed and was baptized, greater numbers began daily to flock together to hear the word, and, forsaking their heathen rites, to associate themselves, by believing, to the unity of the church of Christ.
Page 5 - Some, therefore, of the miserable remnant, being taken in the mountains, were murdered in great numbers ; others, constrained by famine, came and yielded themselves to be slaves for ever to their foes, running the risk of being instantly slain, which truly was the greatest favour that could be offered them ; some others passed beyond the seas with loud lamentations instead of the voice of exhortation. " Thou hast given us as sheep to be slaughtered, and among the Gentiles hast thou dispersed us.
Page 22 - The present life of man, O king, seems to me, in comparison of that time which is unknown to us, like to the swift flight of a sparrow through the room wherein you sit at supper in winter, with your commanders and ministers, and a good fire in the midst, whilst the storms of rain and snow prevail abroad; the sparrow, I say, flying in at one door, and immediately out at another...
Page 17 - In the meantime Augustine, with the assistance of King Ethelbert, drew together to a conference the bishops or doctors of the next province of the Britons, at a place which is to this day called Augustine's Ac, that is Augustine's Oak...
Page 69 - We also command : that the man who knows his foe to be home-sitting fight not before he demand justice of him. If he have such power that he can beset his foe, and besiege him within, let him keep him within for VII.
Page 23 - ... whilst the storms of rain and snow prevail abroad ; the sparrow, I say, flying in at one door, and immediately out at another, whilst he is within, is safe from the wintry storm ; but after a short space of fair weather, he immediately vanishes out of your sight, into the dark winter from which he had emerged. So this life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant. If, therefore, this new doctrine contains something more certain,...
Page 8 - ... there any to bury those who had been thus cruelly slaughtered. Some of the miserable remainder, being taken in the mountains, were butchered in heaps. Others, spent with hunger, came forth and submitted themselves to the enemy for food, being- destined to undergo perpetual servitude, if they were not killed even upon the spot. Some, with sorrowful hearts, fled beyond the seas. Others, continuing in their own country, led a miserable life among the woods, rocks, and mountains, with scarcely enough...
Page 51 - English nation, and rejoice in being united in peace and truth with the whole Catholic Church. The Scots that inhabit Britain, satisfied with their own territories, meditate no hostilities against the nation of the English. The Britons, though they, for the most part, through innate hatred, are adverse to the English nation, and wrongfully, and from wicked custom, oppose the appointed Easter of the whole Catholic Church ; yet, from both the Divine and human power withstanding them, can in no way...
Page 21 - ... thanks to Christ, and endeavoured to persuade the king, that by his prayers to Him he had obtained that the queen should bring forth the child in safety, and without much pain. The king, delighted with his words, promised, that in case God would grant him life and victory over the king by whom the...
Page 10 - AUGUSTINE, thus strengthened by the confirmation of the blessed Father Gregory, returned to the work of the word of God, with the servants of Christ, and arrived in Britain.