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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... held at the ALFRED'S HEAD INN WAN- TAGE on Thursday the 25th of October , 1849 , C. EYSTON esq . , of HENDRED HOUSE , Berkshire , in the chair ; to celebrate the thousandth anniversary of KING ALFRED THE GREAT , and do honour to his ...
... held at the ALFRED'S HEAD INN WAN- TAGE on Thursday the 25th of October , 1849 , C. EYSTON esq . , of HENDRED HOUSE , Berkshire , in the chair ; to celebrate the thousandth anniversary of KING ALFRED THE GREAT , and do honour to his ...
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... held in the town of Wantage , on the 25th of October 1849 , to celebrate the Jubilee or thousandth year since the birth of king Alfred the Great . At that festival , twenty thousand of our fellow - countrymen were met together , and the ...
... held in the town of Wantage , on the 25th of October 1849 , to celebrate the Jubilee or thousandth year since the birth of king Alfred the Great . At that festival , twenty thousand of our fellow - countrymen were met together , and the ...
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... 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 , Cutha of Cuthwine , Cuthwine of Ceaulin , Ceawlin of ...
... 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 , Cutha of Cuthwine , Cuthwine of Ceaulin , Ceawlin of ...
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... held him as his spiritual son at confir- mation , even as his 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 ...
... held him as his spiritual son at confir- mation , even as his 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 ...
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... 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 prohibition and the dignity of a Christian , con- trary also to the custom of all the pagans ...
... 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 prohibition and the dignity of a Christian , con- trary also to the custom of all the pagans ...
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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