The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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... turned against the king and against the Britons and destroyed them with fire and sword's edge . 455 [ A ] Here Hengist and Horsa fought against Wyrt- georn the king at the place which is called Ægeles- threp1 and his brother Horsa was ...
... turned against the king and against the Britons and destroyed them with fire and sword's edge . 455 [ A ] Here Hengist and Horsa fought against Wyrt- georn the king at the place which is called Ægeles- threp1 and his brother Horsa was ...
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... turned to right . In the days of this same king Eadbald this same Laurentius died . The holy 1 And from the beginning of the world to this same year five thousand and eight hundred winters were past . - B , C add . And six hundred and ...
... turned to right . In the days of this same king Eadbald this same Laurentius died . The holy 1 And from the beginning of the world to this same year five thousand and eight hundred winters were past . - B , C add . And six hundred and ...
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... turned . Afterwards John succeeded to the bishopric of York for bishop Bosa was dead . Then afterwards Wilfrid his priest was consecrated bishop to York and [ John ] went to his monastery in Beverley . [ Here fell a bloody rain in ...
... turned . Afterwards John succeeded to the bishopric of York for bishop Bosa was dead . Then afterwards Wilfrid his priest was consecrated bishop to York and [ John ] went to his monastery in Beverley . [ Here fell a bloody rain in ...
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... turned homewards . And then Charles king of the Franks gave him his daughter for queen ; and after that he came to his people and they were fain of it . And about two years after he came from France he died and his body lies in ...
... turned homewards . And then Charles king of the Franks gave him his daughter for queen ; and after that he came to his people and they were fain of it . And about two years after he came from France he died and his body lies in ...
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... turned him westward towards Exeter with the whole of the fyrd save a very small portion of the folk [ who went ] east . These fared onwards until they came to London ; and then with the townsmen and the reinforcements , which came to ...
... turned him westward towards Exeter with the whole of the fyrd save a very small portion of the folk [ who went ] east . These fared onwards until they came to London ; and then with the townsmen and the reinforcements , which came to ...
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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.