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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... prince , who was to found the largest and most powerful empire that the world has yet beheld ? The reader will see in these volumes what were the writings of the king . They extend to almost every kind of learning then known , or rather ...
... prince , who was to found the largest and most powerful empire that the world has yet beheld ? The reader will see in these volumes what were the writings of the king . They extend to almost every kind of learning then known , or rather ...
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... prince of the apostles , having with him Elfred , because he loved him more than the others . The king of the English was received in a becoming way by the apos- tolic man ; and he remained there a whole year , diligently occupied in ...
... prince of the apostles , having with him Elfred , because he loved him more than the others . The king of the English was received in a becoming way by the apos- tolic man ; and he remained there a whole year , diligently occupied in ...
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... prince Elfred , Ethelbald died and was buried in Sherborne . After his death his brother Ethelbyrht added these pro- vinces to his own kingdom ; that is Kent , Surrey and Sussex , with all their towns and territories , as was fitting ...
... prince Elfred , Ethelbald died and was buried in Sherborne . After his death his brother Ethelbyrht added these pro- vinces to his own kingdom ; that is Kent , Surrey and Sussex , with all their towns and territories , as was fitting ...
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... princes , bishops , and all his people , that he went the way of all flesh leaving the government of his earthly ... prince El- fred began with sweet medi- tation to be imbued with Saxon Chronicle Asser He was beloved by his father and ...
... princes , bishops , and all his people , that he went the way of all flesh leaving the government of his earthly ... prince El- fred began with sweet medi- tation to be imbued with Saxon Chronicle Asser He was beloved by his father and ...
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... prince of the Danes with a great multitude of his army ; the others escaped by flight ; and the Christians gained the palm of victory and were masters And after 4 days , king Edel- red and his brother with many folk came to Reding and ...
... prince of the Danes with a great multitude of his army ; the others escaped by flight ; and the Christians gained the palm of victory and were masters And after 4 days , king Edel- red and his brother with many folk came to Reding and ...
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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