The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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... side as expressed by E and more moderately by D. C ends abruptly in 1066 , D ends incompletely at 1079 , E alone con- tinues to 1154. In its present form the last - named is a Peterborough Chronicle ; it is full of notices bearing on ...
... side as expressed by E and more moderately by D. C ends abruptly in 1066 , D ends incompletely at 1079 , E alone con- tinues to 1154. In its present form the last - named is a Peterborough Chronicle ; it is full of notices bearing on ...
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... third term makes its appearance , “ Nativity . " A word must be said on the beginning of the year in the Anglo - Saxon chronicles ; two modes of reckoning are found side by side . The prevailing system INTRODUCTION XV.
... third term makes its appearance , “ Nativity . " A word must be said on the beginning of the year in the Anglo - Saxon chronicles ; two modes of reckoning are found side by side . The prevailing system INTRODUCTION XV.
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reckoning are found side by side . The prevailing system is that which begins the year on December 25th ; the most obvious examples of this are to be found in the later parts of MS . E , where the annals constantly open with the holding ...
reckoning are found side by side . The prevailing system is that which begins the year on December 25th ; the most obvious examples of this are to be found in the later parts of MS . E , where the annals constantly open with the holding ...
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... side - which they held so long afterwards . And then it happened , after a course of years , that some deal of the Scots departed from Ireland into Britain and conquered some portion of the land . And their leader was called Reoda ...
... side - which they held so long afterwards . And then it happened , after a course of years , that some deal of the Scots departed from Ireland into Britain and conquered some portion of the land . And their leader was called Reoda ...
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... side . And after Easter king Ethelwulf gave his daughter to king Burgred from Wessex into Mercia . 853 [ E ] . Here Burgred king of the Mercians subjected to him the North - Welsh with the help of King Æthel- wulf . And the same year ...
... side . And after Easter king Ethelwulf gave his daughter to king Burgred from Wessex into Mercia . 853 [ E ] . Here Burgred king of the Mercians subjected to him the North - Welsh with the help of King Æthel- wulf . And the same year ...
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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.