The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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... brought under his power the most part of the island and also subjected the islands of Orkney to the kingdom of the Romans . This was in the fourth year of his reign , and in the same year was the great famine in Syria of which Luke ...
... brought under his power the most part of the island and also subjected the islands of Orkney to the kingdom of the Romans . This was in the fourth year of his reign , and in the same year was the great famine in Syria of which Luke ...
Page 70
... brought to London or to Rochester . And they brought the wife of Hæsten and his two sons to the king ; and he gave them up to him again because one of them was his godson and the other was Æthelred aldorman's : they had received them at ...
... brought to London or to Rochester . And they brought the wife of Hæsten and his two sons to the king ; and he gave them up to him again because one of them was his godson and the other was Æthelred aldorman's : they had received them at ...
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... brought to London ; and the Danish - men had secured their wives in East- Anglia before they fared out from their fort . Then they settled for the winter at Bridgenorth . This was about three years after they had come hither over sea to ...
... brought to London ; and the Danish - men had secured their wives in East- Anglia before they fared out from their fort . Then they settled for the winter at Bridgenorth . This was about three years after they had come hither over sea to ...
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... brought into the fortress of Iudanburh , because he had been often accused to the king ; and in this year also the king bade great slaughter be made in the town of Thetford , in revenge of the abbot Eadhelm , whom they had before slain ...
... brought into the fortress of Iudanburh , because he had been often accused to the king ; and in this year also the king bade great slaughter be made in the town of Thetford , in revenge of the abbot Eadhelm , whom they had before slain ...
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... brought too fast heathen customs . 25 And outlandish men and harmful people But God him grant be of more avail for his soul's shielding [ 961 [ A ] . Here departed archbishop Odo ; and St. Dun- stan succeeded to the archbishopric . ] 1 ...
... brought too fast heathen customs . 25 And outlandish men and harmful people But God him grant be of more avail for his soul's shielding [ 961 [ A ] . Here departed archbishop Odo ; and St. Dun- stan succeeded to the archbishopric . ] 1 ...
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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.