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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... brother of king Alfred . He lived in the latter half of the eleventh century and therefore was coeval with the Norman Conquest . His work is copied almost wholly from the Saxon Chronicle . IV . FLORENCE OF WORCESTER , so called from the ...
... brother of king Alfred . He lived in the latter half of the eleventh century and therefore was coeval with the Norman Conquest . His work is copied almost wholly from the Saxon Chronicle . IV . FLORENCE OF WORCESTER , so called from the ...
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... brother of Ine king of the West - Saxons , he who held the kingdom thirty seven winters , and afterwards went to St Peter , and there resig- ned his life ; and they were the sons of Cenred , Cenred of Ceolwald , Ceolwald of Cutha ...
... brother of Ine king of the West - Saxons , he who held the kingdom thirty seven winters , and afterwards went to St Peter , and there resig- ned his life ; and they were the sons of Cenred , Cenred of Ceolwald , Ceolwald of Cutha ...
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... brothers . Ine went to Rome , and there ending this life honourably , entered the hea- venly kingdom , to reign there with Christ . - Ingils and Ine were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwald , who was the son of Cutha , who ...
... brothers . Ine went to Rome , and there ending this life honourably , entered the hea- venly kingdom , to reign there with Christ . - Ingils and Ine were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwald , who was the son of Cutha , who ...
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... brothers and counts ; who , having received posses- sion of the Isle of Wight from their uncle , king Cerdic , and his son Cynric__ their cousin , slew the few British inhabitants whom they could find in that island , at a place called ...
... brothers and counts ; who , having received posses- sion of the Isle of Wight from their uncle , king Cerdic , and his son Cynric__ their cousin , slew the few British inhabitants whom they could find in that island , at a place called ...
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... brothers and counts , who , having received posses- sion of the Isle of Wight from their uncle , king Cerdic , and his son Cynric their consin , slew the few British inhabitants whom they could find in that island , at a place called ...
... brothers and counts , who , having received posses- sion of the Isle of Wight from their uncle , king Cerdic , and his son Cynric their consin , slew the few British inhabitants whom they could find in that island , at a place called ...
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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