Alfred in the ChroniclersW. Heffer and Sons, Limited, 1914 - 272 pages |
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... Exeter— Danish fleet destroyed at Swanage Alfred the founder of our navy -Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun - Alfred popular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel CHAPTER VII . 15 21 un- 26 Danish defeat in Devon ...
... Exeter— Danish fleet destroyed at Swanage Alfred the founder of our navy -Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun - Alfred popular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel CHAPTER VII . 15 21 un- 26 Danish defeat in Devon ...
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... Exeter Danish fleet destroyed at Swanage A.D. CONTEMPORARY HISTORY , 843 Fourth partition . Charles the Bald King of France 846 Saracens raid Rome 847 Leo IV . Pope English School burnt down 858 Nicholas I. Pope 861 Photian schism ...
... Exeter Danish fleet destroyed at Swanage A.D. CONTEMPORARY HISTORY , 843 Fourth partition . Charles the Bald King of France 846 Saracens raid Rome 847 Leo IV . Pope English School burnt down 858 Nicholas I. Pope 861 Photian schism ...
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... Exeter - Danish fleet destroyed at Swanage Alfred the founder of our navy - Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun Alfred unpopular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel . § I. BUT UT the working out of this brilliant ...
... Exeter - Danish fleet destroyed at Swanage Alfred the founder of our navy - Danes at Chippenham - Wessex wholly overrun Alfred unpopular - Danish massacres - Alfred in Athelney - His jewel . § I. BUT UT the working out of this brilliant ...
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... Exeter . This treason led to a well - merited hanging of the hostages left in Alfred's hands as security for the treaty , and further led to the destruction , by the winds and an English squadron , of no fewer than 120 Danish vessels ...
... Exeter . This treason led to a well - merited hanging of the hostages left in Alfred's hands as security for the treaty , and further led to the destruction , by the winds and an English squadron , of no fewer than 120 Danish vessels ...
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... Exeter was still held , until in 878 , ' during midwinter , after Twelfth Night , ' the garrison ' stole away ' to take part in yet another secretly - planned and rapidly - executed invasion of Wessex . For ever fresh hordes of pirates ...
... Exeter was still held , until in 878 , ' during midwinter , after Twelfth Night , ' the garrison ' stole away ' to take part in yet another secretly - planned and rapidly - executed invasion of Wessex . For ever fresh hordes of pirates ...
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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 brethren Bretwalda Britain brought Burghred century Chieftain Chippenham Christ Christian Church Crowland 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 Grimbald 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 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 wont
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Page 1 - the private man. ... A saint without superstition, a scholar without ostentation, a warrior all whose wars were 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
Page 1 - 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 with his.
Page 105 - King, after ruling his realm well and worshipfully amid many a trouble, went the way of all flesh, and is buried in the monastery at Wimborne, where he awaiteth the Coming of the Lord and the First Resurrection with the just.
Page 69 - the Lord thy God which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out
Page 53 - a book which he carried in his bosom, wherein were written the Daily Courses and Psalms and Prayers which he had read from his youth up, he bade me write therein that same quotation.
Page 64 - of Pope Gregory should be followed : Give not much to whom you should give little, nor little to whom much, nor
Page 18 - more in His service by some infirmity, such as he might bear, but not such as would render him imbecile and
Page 128 - And what shall I say more? For the time would fail me to tell how
Page 59 - II fist escrivere un livre Engleis, Des aventures, e des leis, E de batailles de la terre, E des reis ki firent la guere.
Page 139 - the tenth part of his land for the glory of God and his own eternal salvation. And the same year he went to Rome,