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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... REIGN ! It is now our pleasing task to notice the means to which Alfred had recourse in order to remedy the evil . And here , also , he shall tell in his own words , the designs which his master mind con- ceived and executed : - I ...
... REIGN ! It is now our pleasing task to notice the means to which Alfred had recourse in order to remedy the evil . And here , also , he shall tell in his own words , the designs which his master mind con- ceived and executed : - I ...
Page xviii
... reign of king Edgar , written in the most barbarous and inflated Latin style that can possibly be conceived . He says , in his own work , that he was descended from Ethelred the brother of king Alfred . He lived in the latter half of ...
... reign of king Edgar , written in the most barbarous and inflated Latin style that can possibly be conceived . He says , in his own work , that he was descended from Ethelred the brother of king Alfred . He lived in the latter half of ...
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... reign there for ever with Christ- Ingild and Ine were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwalde , who was the son of Cudam , who was the son of Cuthwine , who was the son of Ceaulin , who was the son of Cynric , who was the son ...
... reign there for ever with Christ- Ingild and Ine were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwalde , who was the son of Cudam , who was the son of Cuthwine , who was the son of Ceaulin , who was the son of Cynric , who was the son ...
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... reign there with Christ . - Ingils and Ine were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwald , who was the son of Cutha , who was the son of Cuthwin , who was the son of Ceaulin , who was the son of Kenric , who was the son of ...
... reign there with Christ . - Ingils and Ine were the sons of Coenred , who was the son of Ceolwald , who was the son of Cutha , who was the son of Cuthwin , who was the son of Ceaulin , who was the son of Kenric , who was the son of ...
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... reign , and Edelbald his son , having assembled all their forces , fought with a great army , which ' with 250 ships had put in at Thames - mouth and over- powered those illustrious cities , famous through so many years , namely London ...
... reign , and Edelbald his son , having assembled all their forces , fought with a great army , which ' with 250 ships had put in at Thames - mouth and over- powered those illustrious cities , famous through so many years , namely London ...
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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