Six Old English Chronicles, of which Two are Now First Translated from the Monkish Latin OriginalsJohn Allen Giles Bohn, 1848 - 512 pages |
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... thence to Britain ; namely , Hengist and Horsa , sons of Wyhrtels : * their grandfather was Wecta , and their great- grandfather Withar , whose father was Woden , who also was king of a multitude of barbarians . For the unbelievers of ...
... thence to Britain ; namely , Hengist and Horsa , sons of Wyhrtels : * their grandfather was Wecta , and their great- grandfather Withar , whose father was Woden , who also was king of a multitude of barbarians . For the unbelievers of ...
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... thence they proceed to Rome , and , as is customary with teachers of Christ , they essay to go thence to Jerusalem : † Their names were , Dubslane , the first ; Macbeth , the second ; Maelinmun , the third , flourishing in the arts ...
... thence they proceed to Rome , and , as is customary with teachers of Christ , they essay to go thence to Jerusalem : † Their names were , Dubslane , the first ; Macbeth , the second ; Maelinmun , the third , flourishing in the arts ...
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... Thence they pass over the river Severn into the western regions , and gained by their devastations no little booty . But when they had withdrawn homewards , rejoicing in their rich spoils , they passed over a bridge on the eastern side ...
... Thence they pass over the river Severn into the western regions , and gained by their devastations no little booty . But when they had withdrawn homewards , rejoicing in their rich spoils , they passed over a bridge on the eastern side ...
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... thence sallied with his vassals and the nobles of Somersetshire , to make frequent assaults upon the pagans . Also , in the seventh week after Easter , he rode to the stone of Egbert , * which is in the eastern part of the wood which is ...
... thence sallied with his vassals and the nobles of Somersetshire , to make frequent assaults upon the pagans . Also , in the seventh week after Easter , he rode to the stone of Egbert , * which is in the eastern part of the wood which is ...
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... thence Grimbald , * priest and monk , a venerable man , and good singer , adorned with every kind of ecclesiastical discipline and good morals , and most learned in holy scripture . He also obtained from thence John , † also priest and ...
... thence Grimbald , * priest and monk , a venerable man , and good singer , adorned with every kind of ecclesiastical discipline and good morals , and most learned in holy scripture . He also obtained from thence John , † also priest and ...
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