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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... thence into Gaul , and he there slew the emperor Gratian , and drove his brother from the country , who was called Valentinian . And Valentinian afterwards gathered an army , and slew Maximus , and succeeded to the empire . At that time ...
... thence into Gaul , and he there slew the emperor Gratian , and drove his brother from the country , who was called Valentinian . And Valentinian afterwards gathered an army , and slew Maximus , and succeeded to the empire . At that time ...
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... thence returned to his own . An . D.LXXXV . - D.LXXXVII . 34 , 35 . An . D.LXXXVIII . In this year * king Ælle died , and Æthel- * of Deira . ric reigned after him for five years . An . D.LXXXIX . , D.XC. An . D.XCI . In this year Ceol ...
... thence returned to his own . An . D.LXXXV . - D.LXXXVII . 34 , 35 . An . D.LXXXVIII . In this year * king Ælle died , and Æthel- * of Deira . ric reigned after him for five years . An . D.LXXXIX . , D.XC. An . D.XCI . In this year Ceol ...
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... thence with some fifty . An . DC.VII . ( DC.VI. , DC.VII . ) In this year Ceolwulf fought with the South Saxons . An . DC.VIII.—DC.X. An . DC.XI. In this year Cynegils succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons , and held it thirty ...
... thence with some fifty . An . DC.VII . ( DC.VI. , DC.VII . ) In this year Ceolwulf fought with the South Saxons . An . DC.VIII.—DC.X. An . DC.XI. In this year Cynegils succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons , and held it thirty ...
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... thence all the fens to Medes- hamstede ; and from Medeshamstede to Welmesford ( Walms- ford ) ; and from Welmesford to Clive ( King's Cliff ) , and thence to Estûn ( Aston ) ; and from stûn to Stânford ( Stamford ) , and from Stânford ...
... thence all the fens to Medes- hamstede ; and from Medeshamstede to Welmesford ( Walms- ford ) ; and from Welmesford to Clive ( King's Cliff ) , and thence to Estûn ( Aston ) ; and from stûn to Stânford ( Stamford ) , and from Stânford ...
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... thence was saved by flight . When they came into Essex to their work and to their ships , the remnant gathered again a great army from the East Angles and from the Northumbrians , before winter , and committed their wives and their ...
... thence was saved by flight . When they came into Essex to their work and to their ships , the remnant gathered again a great army from the East Angles and from the Northumbrians , before winter , and committed their wives and their ...
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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.