The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1Printed and published for the Alfred Committee by J.F. Smith, 1852 |
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Page xii
... language , as all other Christian people , too , have turned some part of it also into their own tongue . For which reason I think it best , if you too think so , that we also should turn into the language which we all of us xii PREFACE .
... language , as all other Christian people , too , have turned some part of it also into their own tongue . For which reason I think it best , if you too think so , that we also should turn into the language which we all of us xii PREFACE .
Page xviii
... Christian religion into this island . These chronicles are valued in proportion as the author was contemporary or not with the events which he records ; but in some cases we know so little about the writers that it is impossible for us ...
... Christian religion into this island . These chronicles are valued in proportion as the author was contemporary or not with the events which he records ; but in some cases we know so little about the writers that it is impossible for us ...
Page xviii
... CHRISTIANS IN THE IS- LAND OF BRITAIN , TO ÆLFRED , KING OF THE ANGLO - SAXONS , AS- SER , THE LAST OF ALL THE SER- VANTS OF GOD A THOUSAND - FOLD PROSPERITY IN EITHER LIFE , TO THE FULFILMENT OF HIS WISHES . In the year of our Lord's ...
... CHRISTIANS IN THE IS- LAND OF BRITAIN , TO ÆLFRED , KING OF THE ANGLO - SAXONS , AS- SER , THE LAST OF ALL THE SER- VANTS OF GOD A THOUSAND - FOLD PROSPERITY IN EITHER LIFE , TO THE FULFILMENT OF HIS WISHES . In the year of our Lord's ...
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... Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which means the Sheep - isle , and is situated in the river Thames between Essex and Kent , but is nearer to Kent than to ...
... Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which means the Sheep - isle , and is situated in the river Thames between Essex and Kent , but is nearer to Kent than to ...
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... Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which ... Christians gained the victory over their enemies . The Danes also wintered in the island which is called Sheppey , i ...
... Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which ... Christians gained the victory over their enemies . The Danes also wintered in the island which is called Sheppey , i ...
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æfre Ælfred aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser battle Berkshire bishop bith Boethius BRITISH MUSEUM brother century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes Danish death dominions duke Ealle earl earth East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire England English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelstan Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father Florence Forthæm fortress fought France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta honour Huntingdon Hwæt Kent king Alfred King Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land Lewis London Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht monastery monks nation Neustria nobles Northmen Ofer Oxford pagans peace place called pope princes reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saxon Chronicle ships Simeon siththan slain St Neot sword thæm thæs Thæt Thames Theah things thone Thonne thou tion victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered Wuhte