The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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... therein - not even a single Briton was left . 495 [ A ] . Here two aldormen came to Britain , Cerdic and Cynric his son , with five ships at the place which is called Cerdices - ora [ Charford ] , and the same day they fought against ...
... therein - not even a single Briton was left . 495 [ A ] . Here two aldormen came to Britain , Cerdic and Cynric his son , with five ships at the place which is called Cerdices - ora [ Charford ] , and the same day they fought against ...
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... therein are five hides of land as men say . There Columba built a monastery and he was abbot there thirty - two winters and there he died when he was seventy - seven winters old . His heirs still have the place . The Southern Picts had ...
... therein are five hides of land as men say . There Columba built a monastery and he was abbot there thirty - two winters and there he died when he was seventy - seven winters old . His heirs still have the place . The Southern Picts had ...
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... is that we might build a monastery there to the glory of St. Mary so that those may dwell therein who wish to lead life in peace and rest . " " Behold , Then the king answered and said thus : 26 ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE.
... is that we might build a monastery there to the glory of St. Mary so that those may dwell therein who wish to lead life in peace and rest . " " Behold , Then the king answered and said thus : 26 ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE.
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... therein - whom the archbishop Ceolnoth had before placed there , compelled by such need as we shall relate . The first year that he was made archbishop was so great a pestil- ence that of all the monks , whom he found therein , no more ...
... therein - whom the archbishop Ceolnoth had before placed there , compelled by such need as we shall relate . The first year that he was made archbishop was so great a pestil- ence that of all the monks , whom he found therein , no more ...
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... therein ; and the crews of two ships surrendered to him ' and they were sorely dis- tressed and wounded before they surrendered to him . 883 [ A ] . Here the host fared inland up the Scheldt to Condé and settled there one year . [ And ...
... therein ; and the crews of two ships surrendered to him ' and they were sorely dis- tressed and wounded before they surrendered to him . 883 [ A ] . Here the host fared inland up the Scheldt to Condé and settled there one year . [ And ...
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abbacy abbot Ælfgar Ælfric Æthelbald Æthelbert Æthelhard Æthelred Æthelstan 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 land-fyrd 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.