The Conquest of England, Volume 1Macmillan, 1906 |
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Ælfred Æthelflæd Æthelstan Alfred Asser Athelney attack Bæda Bernicia bishop bound Britain brought burhs centre century ceorl CHAP character Chron Chronicle Church coast conquest Const court Danelaw Danes Danish Deira district Durh Eadmund Eadward ealdorman earlier East Anglia Ecgberht Elfred England England of Ecgberht Engle English Ethelred Ethelweard Ethelwulf fight Five Boroughs fleet folk-moot force Frankish Frith fyrd gathered Gaul Gest Guthrum Harald Hist host Ibid Intr Ireland Jarl justice Kent king's kingdom land later London lord Mercia Mid-Britain noble northern northmen Northumbria oath Offa Olaf older peace pirates political raids realm reign royal ruler Saxon seems Selwood settlement Severn ships shire strife struggle Stubbs supremacy sword Thames thegn Thorpe throne town Trent umbria valley Watling Street Wedmore Welsh Wessex West West-Saxon kings western whole Wikings Winch Winchester Wise Witan witenagemot