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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... became attached to the king not earlier than the year 884 , asserts expressly , that Alfred , with his assistance , only then began to translate from the Latin into his native tongue , and that the text of Boethius was prepared and ...
... became attached to the king not earlier than the year 884 , asserts expressly , that Alfred , with his assistance , only then began to translate from the Latin into his native tongue , and that the text of Boethius was prepared and ...
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... became more bold , and all their army was drawn together in Surrey . Which the warlike Ethelwlf king of the Saxons hearing , both he and his son Ethelbald with him collected a large army in a place which is called Aclea , that is , in ...
... became more bold , and all their army was drawn together in Surrey . Which the warlike Ethelwlf king of the Saxons hearing , both he and his son Ethelbald with him collected a large army in a place which is called Aclea , that is , in ...
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... our Lord's birth . he became hateful to his son Ethel- bald , and Ealhstan bishop of Sherborne , and many others . CHARTERS IN 856. None are extant . Saxon Chronicle Asser proved by the result of that which FROM A. D. 849 TO 901 . 19.
... our Lord's birth . he became hateful to his son Ethel- bald , and Ealhstan bishop of Sherborne , and many others . CHARTERS IN 856. None are extant . Saxon Chronicle Asser proved by the result of that which FROM A. D. 849 TO 901 . 19.
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... became whole again . Of the humble - mind- edness of this holy man , it is a memorable example , that , as often as he was about to dedicate a new church - building , he always went thi- ther on foot , and not on a horse or in a ...
... became whole again . Of the humble - mind- edness of this holy man , it is a memorable example , that , as often as he was about to dedicate a new church - building , he always went thi- ther on foot , and not on a horse or in a ...
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... became whole again . Of the humble - mind- edness of this holy man , it is a memorable example , that , as often as he was about to dedicate a new church - building , he always went thi- ther on foot , and not on a horse or in a ...
... became whole again . Of the humble - mind- edness of this holy man , it is a memorable example , that , as often as he was about to dedicate a new church - building , he always went thi- ther on foot , and not on a horse or in a ...
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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