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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Page 14
... Northern Britons . He granted it , and having collected his army , passed through the Mercian kingdom to go against the Britons : whom he subdued and made tributary . 3 The same year also after Easter king Athulf gave his daughter in ...
... Northern Britons . He granted it , and having collected his army , passed through the Mercian kingdom to go against the Britons : whom he subdued and made tributary . 3 The same year also after Easter king Athulf gave his daughter in ...
Page 35
... northern bank of the river Humber . At that time a violent discord arose , by the instigation of the devil , among the inhabi- tants of Northumberland ; as always is used to happen among a people who have incurred the wrath of God . For ...
... northern bank of the river Humber . At that time a violent discord arose , by the instigation of the devil , among the inhabi- tants of Northumberland ; as always is used to happen among a people who have incurred the wrath of God . For ...
Page 65
... northern side of the Thames , and king Haldene was reigning in Northumberland , and the brother of Haldene was in East - Anglia , and the 3 kings aforesaid were with their king Ceolwlf in Mercia and London and Essex , but to king Alfred ...
... northern side of the Thames , and king Haldene was reigning in Northumberland , and the brother of Haldene was in East - Anglia , and the 3 kings aforesaid were with their king Ceolwlf in Mercia and London and Essex , but to king Alfred ...
Page 109
... Gaul , Ar- morica , Northumbria and sometimes also in Ireland ; accord- ing to his means , he distributed to them . When the king had arranged these matters , to Rome . And Godrum the Northern king died , FROM A. D. 849 ΤΟ 901 . 109.
... Gaul , Ar- morica , Northumbria and sometimes also in Ireland ; accord- ing to his means , he distributed to them . When the king had arranged these matters , to Rome . And Godrum the Northern king died , FROM A. D. 849 ΤΟ 901 . 109.
Page 114
... northern English , yielded 894 Florence 14 Three Scotchmen , Dusblan , Mahbethu ,. to Rome . And Godrum the Northern king died , whose baptismal name was Æthelstan ; he was king Ælfred's godson , and he abode in East - Anglia , and first ...
... northern English , yielded 894 Florence 14 Three Scotchmen , Dusblan , Mahbethu ,. to Rome . And Godrum the Northern king died , whose baptismal name was Æthelstan ; he was king Ælfred's godson , and he abode in East - Anglia , and first ...
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