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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... Royal Library at Berlin . The Royal Library at Munich . The National Library at Paris . The Library of the French Institute . London Library , St. James's Square . St. Mary Magdalen College , Oxford . Worcester College , Oxford ...
... Royal Library at Berlin . The Royal Library at Munich . The National Library at Paris . The Library of the French Institute . London Library , St. James's Square . St. Mary Magdalen College , Oxford . Worcester College , Oxford ...
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... royal translator . As it is not expedient to classify the works of Alfred as original writings and translations , so also is it impossible to arrange them historically , according to the time in which they might have been written . With ...
... royal translator . As it is not expedient to classify the works of Alfred as original writings and translations , so also is it impossible to arrange them historically , according to the time in which they might have been written . With ...
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... royal vill which is called Wanating , * in that district which is called Ber- rocscire , which district is so called from Berroc Wood , where the box tree grows most abundantly . Ethelwerd 849 * Wantage in Berkshire . Ethelwerd , like ...
... royal vill which is called Wanating , * in that district which is called Ber- rocscire , which district is so called from Berroc Wood , where the box tree grows most abundantly . Ethelwerd 849 * Wantage in Berkshire . Ethelwerd , like ...
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... royal vill which is called Wanating , which district is so called from Berroc wood , where the box tree grows most abundantly . His genealogy is traced in the following order . King Alfred was the son of king Etheluulf , who was the son ...
... royal vill which is called Wanating , which district is so called from Berroc wood , where the box tree grows most abundantly . His genealogy is traced in the following order . King Alfred was the son of king Etheluulf , who was the son ...
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... royal squadrons at Achlea . between those large armies so great and so battle , as no one before had ever heard to have been severe a fought in England . You might then have seen warrior men fall on both sides like a crop of corn , and ...
... royal squadrons at Achlea . between those large armies so great and so battle , as no one before had ever heard to have been severe a fought in England . You might then have seen warrior men fall on both sides like a crop of corn , 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