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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... Hand - Book : by Dr Pauli 5 XVIII . An Essay on the Geography of King Alfred the Great , taken from his Anglo - Saxon Version of Orosius ; containing Alfred's Description of Europe in the Ninth Century , and his account of the Voyages ...
... Hand - Book : by Dr Pauli 5 XVIII . An Essay on the Geography of King Alfred the Great , taken from his Anglo - Saxon Version of Orosius ; containing Alfred's Description of Europe in the Ninth Century , and his account of the Voyages ...
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... hand . In few cases do we know more about these chroniclers than may be gathered from some brief sentences interspersed in various parts of their works . It is necessary , therefore , to judge each of them on his own merits , and ...
... hand . In few cases do we know more about these chroniclers than may be gathered from some brief sentences interspersed in various parts of their works . It is necessary , therefore , to judge each of them on his own merits , and ...
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... hand , rests upon general tradition ; but , on the other hand , has been questioned on account of certain difficulties , which I shall FROM A. D. 849 TO 901 . 3.
... hand , rests upon general tradition ; but , on the other hand , has been questioned on account of certain difficulties , which I shall FROM A. D. 849 TO 901 . 3.
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... hand , and both the alderman were killed . A. 854 . " CHARTERS IN 854. 1. ETHEL- WOLF , king of Wessex , subscribed also by Alstan , " thred fili . reg . ' and " Elfred fill . reg . " II , 50. This is the celebrated grant of tithes it A ...
... hand , and both the alderman were killed . A. 854 . " CHARTERS IN 854. 1. ETHEL- WOLF , king of Wessex , subscribed also by Alstan , " thred fili . reg . ' and " Elfred fill . reg . " II , 50. This is the celebrated grant of tithes it A ...
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... hands of the same , whereby London and almost all Kent were laid waste . But a stop was always put to these losses by the energy of the king's counsellors , who 4 When Ætheluulf , therefore , was coming from Rome , that nation , as was ...
... hands of the same , whereby London and almost all Kent were laid waste . But a stop was always put to these losses by the energy of the king's counsellors , who 4 When Ætheluulf , therefore , was coming from Rome , that nation , as was ...
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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