The Annals of England: An Epitome of English History, from Contemporary Writers, the Rolls of Parliament, and Other Public Records ...John Henry and James Parker, 1865 |
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Page viii
... funeral apparel , with their hair di- The name Mona is often given to the Isle of Man , but it is cer- tain that Anglesey is meant in this instance . shevelled and torches in their hands ; round the host viii INTRODUCTION .
... funeral apparel , with their hair di- The name Mona is often given to the Isle of Man , but it is cer- tain that Anglesey is meant in this instance . shevelled and torches in their hands ; round the host viii INTRODUCTION .
Page ix
... hands ; round the host also appeared their priests the Druids , with their hands lifted up to heaven , uttering direful imprecations , and invoking celestial vengeance ; insomuch , that at the amazing novelty of the spectacle , the ...
... hands ; round the host also appeared their priests the Druids , with their hands lifted up to heaven , uttering direful imprecations , and invoking celestial vengeance ; insomuch , that at the amazing novelty of the spectacle , the ...
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... hands of their prime ministers . Iberia was occupied by the Vandals as early as 410 ; Gaul was about the same time parti- tioned among the Visigoths , the Burgundians , the Ger- mans , and the Roman settlers , and ere long became a ...
... hands of their prime ministers . Iberia was occupied by the Vandals as early as 410 ; Gaul was about the same time parti- tioned among the Visigoths , the Burgundians , the Ger- mans , and the Roman settlers , and ere long became a ...
Page 61
... hands of the Saxons . ' There also were slain 200 priests , who came to pray for the army of the Welsh ; their ealdor ' was called Brocmail , who with some fifty escaped thence " . " A.D. 611. Ceolwulf of Wessex dies ; Cynegils suc ...
... hands of the Saxons . ' There also were slain 200 priests , who came to pray for the army of the Welsh ; their ealdor ' was called Brocmail , who with some fifty escaped thence " . " A.D. 611. Ceolwulf of Wessex dies ; Cynegils suc ...
Page 65
... hands are at Bamborough uncorrupted . " His head being taken from the stake on which it had been fixed , was kept as a relic for a while , and then placed in the arms of St. Cuthbert , the bishop of Lindisfarne , which is commemorated ...
... hands are at Bamborough uncorrupted . " His head being taken from the stake on which it had been fixed , was kept as a relic for a while , and then placed in the arms of St. Cuthbert , the bishop of Lindisfarne , which is commemorated ...
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