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 xvii
... present time , been only partially collected , and are still in so uncertain a state , being mostly unpublished , and the information which each of them furnishes is so little , that we need 1 Essays only mention Mr Kemble's collection ...
... present time , been only partially collected , and are still in so uncertain a state , being mostly unpublished , and the information which each of them furnishes is so little , that we need 1 Essays only mention Mr Kemble's collection ...
Page xviii
... present time . Notwithstanding the importance of the subject , it is nevertheless a fact , that we do not possess a single ancient chronicle , which can be shewn to be undoubtedly contemporary with the period of which we have now to ...
... present time . Notwithstanding the importance of the subject , it is nevertheless a fact , that we do not possess a single ancient chronicle , which can be shewn to be undoubtedly contemporary with the period of which we have now to ...
Page xviii
... present limits to give even a superficial account of these manuscripts and the various questions which arise concerning them . The reader may refer , for more minute particulars , to a folio volume " Materials for the History of England ...
... present limits to give even a superficial account of these manuscripts and the various questions which arise concerning them . The reader may refer , for more minute particulars , to a folio volume " Materials for the History of England ...
Page xviii
... present limits . 3. The CHRONICLE OF SAINT NEOT , is sometimes called Asser's Annals , because supposed to have been compiled by the same Asser who wrote the Life of Alfred . This , however , is another of those historical difficulties ...
... present limits . 3. The CHRONICLE OF SAINT NEOT , is sometimes called Asser's Annals , because supposed to have been compiled by the same Asser who wrote the Life of Alfred . This , however , is another of those historical difficulties ...
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... present king- dom , that he might possess with Christ an eternal one , which the power of the di- vine majesty gave to him- These were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwold , who was the son of Guda , who was the son of ...
... present king- dom , that he might possess with Christ an eternal one , which the power of the di- vine majesty gave to him- These were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwold , who was the son of Guda , who was the son of ...
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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