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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... less adapted for being introduced into a Harmony than those before mentioned . He is the author of a " History of the Kings of England , " De gestis Regum Angliæ , and " a History of the bishops , " De gestis Pontificum , besides some ...
... less adapted for being introduced into a Harmony than those before mentioned . He is the author of a " History of the Kings of England , " De gestis Regum Angliæ , and " a History of the bishops , " De gestis Pontificum , besides some ...
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... less intelligible , of Simeon . CHARTERS IN 857. 1. BURG- RED of Mercia . April 18 , subscribed also by Ethelswith regina , " and others . II , 63 . ( 10 ) A. 858 . he came from France he died , and his body lies at Winches- 3 ter . And ...
... less intelligible , of Simeon . CHARTERS IN 857. 1. BURG- RED of Mercia . April 18 , subscribed also by Ethelswith regina , " and others . II , 63 . ( 10 ) A. 858 . he came from France he died , and his body lies at Winches- 3 ter . And ...
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... less than they could get by plunder , they ravaged all the eastern coast of Kent . Ethelwerd 865 ignorant of the future . But the Danes break their com- pact , and sallying out privi- ly by night , lay waste all the eastern coast of ...
... less than they could get by plunder , they ravaged all the eastern coast of Kent . Ethelwerd 865 ignorant of the future . But the Danes break their com- pact , and sallying out privi- ly by night , lay waste all the eastern coast of ...
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... less than they could get by plun der , they ravaged all the eastern coast of Kent . Huntingdon night , and plundered the eastern parts of Kent . Simeon promised to pay them money , if they should keep the treaty . But in the mean time ...
... less than they could get by plun der , they ravaged all the eastern coast of Kent . Huntingdon night , and plundered the eastern parts of Kent . Simeon promised to pay them money , if they should keep the treaty . But in the mean time ...
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... less than he had done before ; and , by God's good pleasure , would revenge both himself and her for the wrong which had been done them . In the same year , Ealhstan , bishop of the church of Sherborne , went the way of all flesh ...
... less than he had done before ; and , by God's good pleasure , would revenge both himself and her for the wrong which had been done them . In the same year , Ealhstan , bishop of the church of Sherborne , went the way of all flesh ...
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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