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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... pagans long When gentile poets with their fictions vain In tragic language and bombastic strain To their god Geta , comic deity . Loud praises sing , & c . Geata was the son of Catwa , who was the son of Beaw , who was the son of ...
... pagans long When gentile poets with their fictions vain In tragic language and bombastic strain To their god Geta , comic deity . Loud praises sing , & c . Geata was the son of Catwa , who was the son of Beaw , who was the son of ...
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... pagans long worshipped as a god . who was the son of Cetwa , who was the son of Beawa , who was the son of Sceldwa , Simeon the son of Affa , who was the son of Eoppa , who was the son of Ingild , —Ingild and Ine were brothers . Ine was ...
... pagans long worshipped as a god . who was the son of Cetwa , who was the son of Beawa , who was the son of Sceldwa , Simeon the son of Affa , who was the son of Eoppa , who was the son of Ingild , —Ingild and Ine were brothers . Ine was ...
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... pagans at a place called Wicgambeorg ; and the Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which means the Sheep - isle , and is situated in the river Thames between ...
... pagans at a place called Wicgambeorg ; and the Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which means the Sheep - isle , and is situated in the river Thames between ...
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... pagans at a place called Wicganbeorh ; and the Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which means the Sheep - isle , and is situated on the river Thames between ...
... pagans at a place called Wicganbeorh ; and the Christians gained the vic- tory . And that same year the pagans first wintered in the island called Sheppey , which means the Sheep - isle , and is situated on the river Thames between ...
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... pagans came with three hundred and fifty ships to the mouth of the river Thames , and sacked Dorubernia , § which is the city of the Cantuarians , [ and also the city of London , * ] which lies on the north bank of the river Thames , on ...
... pagans came with three hundred and fifty ships to the mouth of the river Thames , and sacked Dorubernia , § which is the city of the Cantuarians , [ and also the city of London , * ] which lies on the north bank of the river Thames , on ...
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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