The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, According to the Several Original Authorities, Volume 2; Volume 23, Part 2Benjamin Thorpe Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 |
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... Welsh ; and he had the kingdom XVI . years , and when he died , then his son Cynric succeeded to the kingdom , and held it XVII . winters . When he died , then Ceol succeeded to the kingdom , and held it VI . years . When he died , then ...
... Welsh ; and he had the kingdom XVI . years , and when he died , then his son Cynric succeeded to the kingdom , and held it XVII . winters . When he died , then Ceol succeeded to the kingdom , and held it VI . years . When he died , then ...
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... to the king- dom ; and then were past of his age XXIII . winters ; and CCC.XCVI . winters since his kin first conquered the West Saxons ' land from the Welsh . THE ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE . THE island of Britain 4 ANNALES SAXONICI .
... to the king- dom ; and then were past of his age XXIII . winters ; and CCC.XCVI . winters since his kin first conquered the West Saxons ' land from the Welsh . THE ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE . THE island of Britain 4 ANNALES SAXONICI .
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... Welsh , Scottish , Pictish , and Book - Latin . The first inhabiting this land were Britons : they came from Armenia , and first settled southward in Britain . It then befel , that Picts came from the south from Scythia , with long ...
... Welsh , Scottish , Pictish , and Book - Latin . The first inhabiting this land were Britons : they came from Armenia , and first settled southward in Britain . It then befel , that Picts came from the south from Scythia , with long ...
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... Welsh took great sharp stakes , and drove them into the ford of a river , within the water : the river was called Thames . When the Romans found that , they would not pass over the ford . The Britons then fled to the wood wastes , and ...
... Welsh took great sharp stakes , and drove them into the ford of a river , within the water : the river was called Thames . When the Romans found that , they would not pass over the ford . The Britons then fled to the wood wastes , and ...
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... subjected all the Picts and Welsh to the dominion of the Romans.b An . LXIX . In this year Peter suffered on the cross , and Paul was slain ( beheaded ) . " a F. b D. E. An . LXXXV . ( LXXXIV . ) - LXXXVI 8 THE ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE .
... subjected all the Picts and Welsh to the dominion of the Romans.b An . LXIX . In this year Peter suffered on the cross , and Paul was slain ( beheaded ) . " a F. b D. E. An . LXXXV . ( LXXXIV . ) - LXXXVI 8 THE ANGLO - SAXON CHRONICLE .
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abbacy abbot Ælfred Æthelheard Æthelstân afterwards aldorman Angle race archbishop army Biörn body lies brother brought burgh buried burned Canterbury castle Ceawlin Cênred Ceolwulf Cerdic Christ commanded count of Anjou count Robert Cuthred Cynegils Cynewulf Cynric Danish drove Eadbald Eadmund Eadwine Ealdred earl Godwine earl Harold earl Swegen earldom East Angles Easter Ecgbryht Edited England Ethelred flight Flor fought Freawine gathered hallowed harried Harthacnut holy hostages Humber jarl Kent Kentish king Ælfred king Cnut king Eadward king gave king Henry king William king's kingdom land London lord mass-day Mercians monastery monks naval force night Normandy Northumbrians Offa Olaf ordained pall peace Peter Peterborough pope ravaged reigned Rochester Rome Sandwich Scotland Scots sent ships shire slain slaughter slew South Saxons Stigand succeeded Svein Thames thanes thence therein thereto thither took Tostig town Wales Welsh West Saxons Westminster Wigorn Winchester winters witan Wulfhere York
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Page 184 - So very narrowly he caused it to be " traced out, that there was not a single hide, nor one virgate of land, nor even, " it is shame to tell. though it seemed to him no shame to do, an ox, nor a cow, " nor a swine was left, that was not set down.
Page 72 - West-Saxons, chiefly on the south coast, by predatory bands ; most of all by their ' aescs,' which they had built many years before. Then king Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the aescs; they were full-nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars, and some had more : they were both swifter and steadier, and also higher than the others. They were shapen neither like the Frisian nor the Danish, but so as it seemed to him that they would be most efficient.