Alfred the GreatMacmillan & Company, 1891 - 334 pages |
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Page 64
... Guthrum , Bagsac , Oskytal , Halfdene , and Amund - and the jarls Hinguar and Hubba , Frene , and the two Sidrocs , marching over land through Mercia , arrive on the field . Algar , Toly , and their comrades , now fearfully overmatched ...
... Guthrum , Bagsac , Oskytal , Halfdene , and Amund - and the jarls Hinguar and Hubba , Frene , and the two Sidrocs , marching over land through Mercia , arrive on the field . Algar , Toly , and their comrades , now fearfully overmatched ...
Page 67
... Guthrum , the most powerful and latest comer of the pagan leaders , for king . In the dread pause of the few winter months of 870-71 we may fancy the brave young king of the West Saxons and the Etheling Alfred warning alderman and earl ...
... Guthrum , the most powerful and latest comer of the pagan leaders , for king . In the dread pause of the few winter months of 870-71 we may fancy the brave young king of the West Saxons and the Etheling Alfred warning alderman and earl ...
Page 69
... Guthrum and Bagsac , such ĵarls as Hinguar and Sidroc , " the ancient one of evil days , " and their followers- tried warriors from their youth up - were much in the same case as their young leaders . The last battle of any mark in ...
... Guthrum and Bagsac , such ĵarls as Hinguar and Sidroc , " the ancient one of evil days , " and their followers- tried warriors from their youth up - were much in the same case as their young leaders . The last battle of any mark in ...
Page 74
... Guthrum and his men ) , in two divisions ; one com- manded by the two kings Bagsac and Halfdene , the other by the jarls . Ethelred , on perceiving this disposition of the enemy , divided his forces , taking command himself of the ...
... Guthrum and his men ) , in two divisions ; one com- manded by the two kings Bagsac and Halfdene , the other by the jarls . Ethelred , on perceiving this disposition of the enemy , divided his forces , taking command himself of the ...
Page 78
... Guthrum and his troops , with new reinforcements of plunderers from East Anglia and over the sea , upon whom they rallied at once . In a fortnight they are again ready for a foray , and , avoiding the chalk hills , the scene of their ...
... Guthrum and his troops , with new reinforcements of plunderers from East Anglia and over the sea , upon whom they rallied at once . In a fortnight they are again ready for a foray , and , avoiding the chalk hills , the scene of their ...
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