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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... noble design immediately revived the hopes which all English , and indeed all Anglo - Saxon , scholars had so long enter- tained , that they might at last see the valuable writings of the great king , whom Old England called her Hero ...
... noble design immediately revived the hopes which all English , and indeed all Anglo - Saxon , scholars had so long enter- tained , that they might at last see the valuable writings of the great king , whom Old England called her Hero ...
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... noble thought , high above the puny efforts of a world of scribblers , to shew that , of all the many vir- tues in his composition , the least was to have been born a king ! That Alfred was a good king , a great statesman , and a ...
... noble thought , high above the puny efforts of a world of scribblers , to shew that , of all the many vir- tues in his composition , the least was to have been born a king ! That Alfred was a good king , a great statesman , and a ...
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... noble both by birth and by nature ; she was daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Æthelwulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes , of the seed , namely , of Stuf and Wihtzur , two brothers and ...
... noble both by birth and by nature ; she was daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Æthelwulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes , of the seed , namely , of Stuf and Wihtzur , two brothers and ...
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... noble both by birth and by nature ; she daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Ætheluulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes , of the seed , namely , of Stuf and Wihtgar , two brothers and ...
... noble both by birth and by nature ; she daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Ætheluulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes , of the seed , namely , of Stuf and Wihtgar , two brothers and ...
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... nobles and commoners . Pope Leo [ THE FOURTH ] at that time presided over the apostolic see , who ordained and anointed for king the aforesaid child Æl- fred , and confirmed him , receiving him as his son of adoption . 2 The same year ...
... nobles and commoners . Pope Leo [ THE FOURTH ] at that time presided over the apostolic see , who ordained and anointed for king the aforesaid child Æl- fred , and confirmed him , receiving him as his son of adoption . 2 The same year ...
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æfre Ælfred Æthered aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser battle Berkshire bishop bith Boethius brother century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians church coins Coll College Danes Danish death dominions duke Ealle earl East-Anglia Elfred emperor England English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelwerd Ethelwulf Exeter father Forthæm fortress fought Franks gave gesceafta Guthrum honour Hwæt Kent king Alfred King Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land laws Lewis Little Massingham London Lord Lord's mæg meaht Mercia monastery monks nation nobles northern Northmen Oxford pagans peace place called princes reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saxon Chronicle Scandinavian ships Simeon siththan slain St Neot Street sword thæm thæs Thæt Thames Theah thegn things Thonne thou tion victory wæs Wantage Wessex West-Saxons wintered worulde