The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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... Swegen to London , on the nativity of St. Mary ( Sept. 8th ) , with ninety - four ships ; and they were fighting constantly against the town and tried also to set fire to it . there they sustained more harm and evil than ever they ...
... Swegen to London , on the nativity of St. Mary ( Sept. 8th ) , with ninety - four ships ; and they were fighting constantly against the town and tried also to set fire to it . there they sustained more harm and evil than ever they ...
Page 104
... Swegen to London with ninety - four ships , and constantly fought against the town . And they also tried to set fire to it . But there , thanks be to God , they received worse [ treatment ] than they ever supposed [ possible ] ; and ...
... Swegen to London with ninety - four ships , and constantly fought against the town . And they also tried to set fire to it . But there , thanks be to God , they received worse [ treatment ] than they ever supposed [ possible ] ; and ...
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... Swegen saw that they were not unanimous , then led he his host into Wilton and burned the town and then went to Salisbury and thence to the sea again . 1004 [ E ] . Here came Swegen with his fleet to Norwich 1 Additions by MS . F. 2 MSS ...
... Swegen saw that they were not unanimous , then led he his host into Wilton and burned the town and then went to Salisbury and thence to the sea again . 1004 [ E ] . Here came Swegen with his fleet to Norwich 1 Additions by MS . F. 2 MSS ...
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... Swegen with his fleet to Norwich and wholly despoiled the town and burnt it . Then decreed Ulfkytel , with the witan in East - Anglia , that peace should be made with the host , because they had come unawares ; nor had he time to gather ...
... Swegen with his fleet to Norwich and wholly despoiled the town and burnt it . Then decreed Ulfkytel , with the witan in East - Anglia , that peace should be made with the host , because they had come unawares ; nor had he time to gather ...
Page 120
... Swegen went to Wallingford and so over the Thames westward to Bath and sat there with his fyrd . And aldorman Athelmær came thither , and the western thegns with him , and they all submitted to Swegen and gave hostages . And when he had ...
... Swegen went to Wallingford and so over the Thames westward to Bath and sat there with his fyrd . And aldorman Athelmær came thither , and the western thegns with him , and they all submitted to Swegen and gave hostages . And when he had ...
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Page 68 - This port is in the eastern part of Kent, at the east end of the great wood which we call Andred ; the wood is in length from east to west one hundred and twelve" miles, or longer, and thirty miles broad : the river of which we before spoke flows out of the weald.
Page 246 - ... every powerful man made his castles, and held them against him ; and they filled the land full of castles. They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men.
Page 26 - These are the lands and the fens which the king gave to St. Peter's monastery. Then said the king,
Page 174 - Westminster ; and he gave him a pledge upon Christ's book, and also swore, before he would set the crown upon his head, that he would govern this nation as well as any king before him had at the best done, if they would be faithful to him.
Page 195 - After this the king had a great consultation, and spoke very deeply with his Witan concerning this land, how it was held and what were its tenantry. He then sent his men over all England, into every shire, and caused them to ascertain how many hundred hides of land it contained, and what lands the king possessed therein, what cattle there were in the several counties, and how much revenue he ought to receive yearly from each.
Page 196 - Lammas ; and his witan, and all the land-holders of substance in England, whose vassals soever they were, repaired to him there, and they all submitted to him, and became his men, and swore oaths of allegiance, that they would be faithful to him against all others.