 He was one of the first men in that country, yet he had not more than twenty horned cattle, and twenty sheep, and twenty swine, and the little that he ploughed he ploughed with horses. But their wealth consists for the most part in the rent paid them...  The Conquest of England - Page 179by John Richard Green - 1883 - 636 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sharon Turner - 1807 - 498 pages
...Finnas, because they take the wild hranas with them.101 . " He was amid the first men in those lands, though he had not more than twenty horned cattle,...little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses. But their wealth is most in those gafol that the Finnas pay to them. These gafol be in deer skins, and... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1823 - 1256 pages
...the Finnas, because they take the wild hranas with them. " He was amid the first men in those lands, though he had not more than twenty horned cattle,...little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses. But their wealth is most in those gafol that the Finnas pay to them. These gafol are in deer skins, and... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1836 - 626 pages
...the Finnas, because they take the wild hranas with them. " He was amid the first men in those lands, though he had not more than twenty horned cattle,...little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses. But their wealth is most in those gafol that the Finnas pay to them. These gafol are in deer-skins, and... | |
 | Anglo-Saxons - 1850 - 204 pages
...Wulfstan and the sketch of Germany, see Monthly Volume xlvi., Life of Alfred the Great, pp. 139-146. cattle, and twenty sheep, and twenty swine ; and the...little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses ; but their wealth is most in those gafol (tribute) that the Finnas pay to them. These gafol be in deer skins,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1852 - 530 pages
...the Finnas, because they take the wild hranas with them. " He was amid the first men in those lands, though he had not more than twenty horned cattle,...little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses. But their wealth is most in those gafol that the Finnas pay to them. These gafol are in deer-skins, and... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1852 - 578 pages
...the Finnas, because they take the wild hranas with them. " He was amid the first men in those lands, though he had not more than twenty horned cattle,...and twenty swine ; and the little that he ploughed, lie ploughed with horses. But their wealth is most in those gafol that the Finnas pay to them. These... | |
 | Alfred (King of England) - 1852 - 552 pages
...wild-deer. He was amongst the first men in the land, though he had not more than twenty horned cattle, twenty sheep and twenty swine ; and the little that he ploughed, he ploughed with horses. But their revenue is chiefly in the tribute, that the Finns pay them, which tribute is in skins of animals,... | |
 | Reinhold Pauli - 1853 - 606 pages
...because they catch the wild rein-deer with them. " He was one of the first men in that country, yet he had not more than twenty horned cattle, and twenty...little that he ploughed he ploughed with horses. But their wealth consists for the most part in the rent paid them by the Fins. That rent is in skins of... | |
 | Reinhold Pauli - 1853 - 600 pages
...because they catch the wild rein-deer with them. " He was one of the first men in that country, yet he had not more than twenty horned cattle, and twenty...little that he ploughed he ploughed with horses. But their wealth consists for the most part in the rent paid them by the Fins. That rent is in skins of... | |
 | Reinhold Pauli - 1853 - 604 pages
...rein-deer with them. " He was one of the first men in that country, yet he had not more than twenty kerB«a cattle, and twenty sheep, and twenty swine, and the...little that he ploughed he ploughed with, horses. But their wealth consists, for the most part in the rent paid them by the Fins. That *&4t is in skins of... | |
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