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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... lived ; i . e . from the year 849 to the year 901 . 2. Incidental notices of those times , found in other writings , such as Homilies , Letters , Councils , Charters & c , whether contemporary or of a later date . 3. The writings of ...
... lived ; i . e . from the year 849 to the year 901 . 2. Incidental notices of those times , found in other writings , such as Homilies , Letters , Councils , Charters & c , whether contemporary or of a later date . 3. The writings of ...
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... lived and wrote between the time of the Reformation and the first introduction of the Christian religion into this island . These chronicles are valued in proportion as the author was contemporary or not with the events which he records ...
... lived and wrote between the time of the Reformation and the first introduction of the Christian religion into this island . These chronicles are valued in proportion as the author was contemporary or not with the events which he records ...
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... lived at the time or in the generation immediately succeeding . As applied to the period with which we are now concerned , it is very remark- able that the chronicle does not notice the birth of Alfred in 849 , but is highly laudatory ...
... lived at the time or in the generation immediately succeeding . As applied to the period with which we are now concerned , it is very remark- able that the chronicle does not notice the birth of Alfred in 849 , but is highly laudatory ...
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... 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 abbey , in which he was a ...
... 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 abbey , in which he was a ...
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... lived about the year 1130 , and wrote a Chronicle or Annals of English history from the time of the Saxon Heptarchy down to the year 1129 ; and for part of this period he wrote a duplicate work , varying in several respects , but ...
... lived about the year 1130 , and wrote a Chronicle or Annals of English history from the time of the Saxon Heptarchy down to the year 1129 ; and for part of this period he wrote a duplicate work , varying in several respects , but ...
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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