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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... body of his writings ; but they are so intimately connected with the works which they introduce or explain , that it would be impossible to separate them from the places to which they are attached , and to form a distinction between ...
... body of his writings ; but they are so intimately connected with the works which they introduce or explain , that it would be impossible to separate them from the places to which they are attached , and to form a distinction between ...
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... body , being borne to the monastery at that time so famous , named Reopedun [ REPTON ] , was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather king Wiglaf . To his martyrdom heavenly miracles were not wanting for from the place in which the ...
... body , being borne to the monastery at that time so famous , named Reopedun [ REPTON ] , was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather king Wiglaf . To his martyrdom heavenly miracles were not wanting for from the place in which the ...
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... body lies at Winches- 3 ter . And he reigned eighteen years and a half.f ↑ Here follows ( as paragraph 4 according to the figures ) the gene- alogy given at page 6 . dead , Athulf died , and his body reposes in the city of Win- chester ...
... body lies at Winches- 3 ter . And he reigned eighteen years and a half.f ↑ Here follows ( as paragraph 4 according to the figures ) the gene- alogy given at page 6 . dead , Athulf died , and his body reposes in the city of Win- chester ...
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... body lies at Sher- burne . And Ethelbryht succeeded to all the realm of his brother , and he held it in goodly concord and in great tranquillity . And in his days a large fleet came to land , His son Æthelbald , contrary to God's ...
... body lies at Sher- burne . And Ethelbryht succeeded to all the realm of his brother , and he held it in goodly concord and in great tranquillity . And in his days a large fleet came to land , His son Æthelbald , contrary to God's ...
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... body outside the church , where it might be trodden under the feet of passers - by , and wetted by the dew from heaven . His successor in the bishopric was Ealferth , a man suffi- ciently learned in church matters , who for some time ...
... body outside the church , where it might be trodden under the feet of passers - by , and wetted by the dew from heaven . His successor in the bishopric was Ealferth , a man suffi- ciently learned in church matters , who for some time ...
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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