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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... never heard of their being so slaughtered , either before or since , in any country , in one day ; and the Christians gained an honourable victory , and were triumphant over the place of death . Ethelwerd 851 3 That year was not yet ...
... never heard of their being so slaughtered , either before or since , in any country , in one day ; and the Christians gained an honourable victory , and were triumphant over the place of death . Ethelwerd 851 3 That year was not yet ...
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... never heard of their being so slaughtered , either before or since , in any country , in one day ; and the Christians gained an honourable victory , and were triumphant over the place of death . In the same year king Æthel- stan and ...
... never heard of their being so slaughtered , either before or since , in any country , in one day ; and the Christians gained an honourable victory , and were triumphant over the place of death . In the same year king Æthel- stan and ...
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... never to be for- gotten , offered it up to God the One and the Three in One , in the cross of Christ , for the redemption of his own soul and of his prede- cessors . In the same year king Atheluulf sent his son Ælfred to Rome in the ...
... never to be for- gotten , offered it up to God the One and the Three in One , in the cross of Christ , for the redemption of his own soul and of his prede- cessors . In the same year king Atheluulf sent his son Ælfred to Rome in the ...
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... never to be for- gotten , offered it up to God the One and the Three in One , in the cross of Christ , for the redemption of his own soul and of his predeces- Essays sors . Sheppey . 1 Ethelwolf , in the 19th year of his reign , tithed ...
... never to be for- gotten , offered it up to God the One and the Three in One , in the cross of Christ , for the redemption of his own soul and of his predeces- Essays sors . Sheppey . 1 Ethelwolf , in the 19th year of his reign , tithed ...
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... never again be received into his kingdom . This crime , unheard - of in all previous ages , is ascribed by many to the bishop and earl alone , as resulting from their counsels . Many also ascribe it solely to the insolence of the king ...
... never again be received into his kingdom . This crime , unheard - of in all previous ages , is ascribed by many to the bishop and earl alone , as resulting from their counsels . Many also ascribe it solely to the insolence of the king ...
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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