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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... father of a mighty nation . On the bloody field of victory , where the enemies of England lay slain , Alfred planted the tree of legislation , which has struck a deep root into the fertilized soil , and has long since put forth leaves ...
... father of a mighty nation . On the bloody field of victory , where the enemies of England lay slain , Alfred planted the tree of legislation , which has struck a deep root into the fertilized soil , and has long since put forth leaves ...
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... father was Eoppa , and his great - grandfather's grand- father was Ingild , brother of Ine , king of the Western- Angles , who ended his life at Rome ; and the above- named kings derived their origin from king Cenred . Cenred was the ...
... father was Eoppa , and his great - grandfather's grand- father was Ingild , brother of Ine , king of the Western- Angles , who ended his life at Rome ; and the above- named kings derived their origin from king Cenred . Cenred was the ...
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... father Wigmund was son of king Wiglaf , but his mother Elfleda was daugh- ter of king Ceoluulf . But his body , being borne to the monastery at that time so famous , named Reopedun [ REPTON ] , was buried in the mausoleum of his ...
... father Wigmund was son of king Wiglaf , but his mother Elfleda was daugh- ter of king Ceoluulf . But his body , being borne to the monastery at that time so famous , named Reopedun [ REPTON ] , was buried in the mausoleum of his ...
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... father's request , ordained and anointed for king , and confirmed , receiv- ing him as his son of adoption . 2 The same year also , earl Ealhere , with the men of Kent , and Huda with the men of Surrey , fought bravely and resolutely ...
... father's request , ordained and anointed for king , and confirmed , receiv- ing him as his son of adoption . 2 The same year also , earl Ealhere , with the men of Kent , and Huda with the men of Surrey , fought bravely and resolutely ...
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... father Athewulf bade on sending him thither . The general authority of the Sax- on Chronicle leads to a doubt , whether Alfred may not have remained at Rome during the inter- val between the two sendings . Asser In the same year he went ...
... father Athewulf bade on sending him thither . The general authority of the Sax- on Chronicle leads to a doubt , whether Alfred may not have remained at Rome during the inter- val between the two sendings . Asser In the same year he went ...
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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