 | sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1847 - 508 pages
...boats. To oppose these seses, Alfred commanded " long ships" to be built, which are thus described : — "They were full-nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars,d and some had more ; they were both swifter and steadier, and also higher, than the others. They... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1849 - 566 pages
...had built many years before. Then king Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the esks ; they were full-nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars, and some had more ; they were botli swifter and steadier, and also higher than the others. They were shnpen neither like the Frisian... | |
 | Sussex Archaeological Society - 1851 - 428 pages
...'Alfred in 897 to defend the • -south; coast: from the northern sescs. • • " They were full nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars,...they were both swifter and steadier and also higher." (Sax. Chron.) Two of the Danish sescs after a battle with these near the Isle of Wight " were so damaged... | |
 | Sussex Archaeological Society - 1851 - 388 pages
...were built by Alfred in 897 to defend the south coast from the northern aescs. " They were full nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars,...they were both swifter and steadier and also higher." (Sax. Chron.) Two of the Danish aescs after a battle with these near the Isle of Wight " were so damaged... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1853 - 284 pages
...had built many years before. " Then King Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the esks : they were full-nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars, and some had more ; they were built swifter and slenderer, and also higher than the others. They were shaped neither like the Frisian... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1853 - 552 pages
...had built many years before. " Then King Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the esks : they were full-nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars, and some bad more ; they were built swifter and slenderer, and also higher than the others. They were shaped... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1853 - 552 pages
...had built many years before. " Then King Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the esks : they were full-nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars, and some bad more ; they were built swifter and slenderer, and also higher than the others. They were shaped... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1856 - 552 pages
...warfare : " Then King Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the a?scs ; they were full nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars,...more ; they were both swifter and steadier, and also lighter than the others. They were shapen neither like the Frisian nor the Danish ; but so as it seemed... | |
 | 1863 - 568 pages
..." Then King Alfred commanded long ships to be built . . . they were full-nigh twice as long as tlie others ; some had sixty oars, and some had more ;...swifter and steadier, and also higher than the others. Then some time in the same year, there came six ships to the Isle of Wight, and there did much harm,... | |
 | Benjamin Thorpe - 1861 - 352 pages
...against them, which were full nigh twice as long as the others ; some 176, 177. had sixty oars, some more ; they were both swifter and steadier, and also...higher than the others ; they were shapen neither as the Frisian nor as the Danish, but as it seemed to himself that they might be most useful \Then... | |
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Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the uescs; they were full-nigh twice as long as the others ; some had sixty oars, and some had more : they were both swifter and steadier, and also higher than the others. They were shapen neither like... 
