The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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Page v
... annals have no numbers affixed to them . 1 IV - Cott . Tib . Bi [ c ] . Several hands , probably all of the latter half of the eleventh century , are traceable . V - Cott . Tib . B iv [ D ] . Several hands of much the same date as MS ...
... annals have no numbers affixed to them . 1 IV - Cott . Tib . Bi [ c ] . Several hands , probably all of the latter half of the eleventh century , are traceable . V - Cott . Tib . B iv [ D ] . Several hands of much the same date as MS ...
Page vii
... annals and records into one whole and to put forward the result as a national chronicle .. The materials which Alfred had at his command were of the most meagre value . The Teutonic settlers of Britain had no notion of giving an ac ...
... annals and records into one whole and to put forward the result as a national chronicle .. The materials which Alfred had at his command were of the most meagre value . The Teutonic settlers of Britain had no notion of giving an ac ...
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genuine material than the bare annals of the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle , which cannot even be trusted for chronological exactness . The introduction of Christianity in the seventh century meant a con- nection , however slight , with the ...
genuine material than the bare annals of the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle , which cannot even be trusted for chronological exactness . The introduction of Christianity in the seventh century meant a con- nection , however slight , with the ...
Page ix
... annals . In all probability his was the hand which wrote the his- tory of the Danish invasions . The actual auto- graph of ... annal against which nothing is recorded . . . the proof of this lies in the fact that we have evidence of the ...
... annals . In all probability his was the hand which wrote the his- tory of the Danish invasions . The actual auto- graph of ... annal against which nothing is recorded . . . the proof of this lies in the fact that we have evidence of the ...
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... annals , extending from 902-924 , and deal- ing mainly with the deeds of Æthelflæd , lady of the Mercians . D , on the other hand , recognizing the crude nature of this insertion , tries to amal- gamate it in chronological order with ...
... annals , extending from 902-924 , and deal- ing mainly with the deeds of Æthelflæd , lady of the Mercians . D , on the other hand , recognizing the crude nature of this insertion , tries to amal- gamate it in chronological order with ...
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abbacy abbot Ælfgar Ælfric Æthelbald Æthelbert Æthelhard Æthelred Æthelstan Æthelwulf afterwards aldorman Alfred annal archbishop atheling bade Beorn bishop Britain Britons brother buried burnt Canterbury castle Ceawlin Cenwalh Ceolwulf Cerdic Christ Chronicle church consecrated Cuthred Cynegils Cynewulf Cynric Danes Danish Danish-men died Eadbald earl Godwin earl Harold earl Robert earldom East-Anglia Easter Edgar Edgar atheling Egbert England English fared over sea fared to Rome fought fyrd gathered harried held hither to land honour host fared hostages Kent Kentish-men king Æthelred king Edmund king Edward king Henry king Knut king William king's kingdom London lord mass-day Mercians minster monastery monks night Normandy Northumbrians Offa pall peace Peterborough pope reigned Rochester Sandwich Saxons Scots sent Sept ship-host ships shire slain slaughter slew Stigand straightway succeeded Swegen Thames thegns thence therein thereto thither took Tostig Welsh wended Wessex West-Saxons Westminster Winchester winters witan Wulfhere York
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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.