The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: Also the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. With Illustrative Notes, a Map of Anglo-Saxon England and a General IndexG. Bell, 1887 - 515 pages |
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Page ix
... island . He was the first who brought masons and glaziers home with him , having need of their services in the noble buildings which he erected . He tra- velled four or five times to Rome , and became intimate with Pope Agatho . Here he ...
... island . He was the first who brought masons and glaziers home with him , having need of their services in the noble buildings which he erected . He tra- velled four or five times to Rome , and became intimate with Pope Agatho . Here he ...
Page xxiv
... island . " The Introduction , which extends from the commence- ment of the work to the conversion of the Saxons to Chris- tianity , is gleaned , as Bede himself informs us , from various writers . The chief sources for the description ...
... island . " The Introduction , which extends from the commence- ment of the work to the conversion of the Saxons to Chris- tianity , is gleaned , as Bede himself informs us , from various writers . The chief sources for the description ...
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... Island , is situated on the north of North- umberland , in its southern extremity . Here stood a monastery in Bede's kim , and it was for four centuries the seat of the present see of Durhan to the throne of Grace . pense for the labour ...
... Island , is situated on the north of North- umberland , in its southern extremity . Here stood a monastery in Bede's kim , and it was for four centuries the seat of the present see of Durhan to the throne of Grace . pense for the labour ...
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... island , where it opens upon the boundless ocean , it has the islands called Orcades . Britain excels for grain and trees , and is well adapted for feeding cattle and beasts of burden . also produces vines in some places , and has ...
... island , where it opens upon the boundless ocean , it has the islands called Orcades . Britain excels for grain and trees , and is well adapted for feeding cattle and beasts of burden . also produces vines in some places , and has ...
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... island was for- merly embellished with twenty - eight noble cities , besides in- numerable castles , which were all strongly secured with walls , towers , gates , and locks . And , from its lying almost under the North Pole , the nights ...
... island was for- merly embellished with twenty - eight noble cities , besides in- numerable castles , which were all strongly secured with walls , towers , gates , and locks . And , from its lying almost under the North Pole , the nights ...
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