The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays, Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1Bosworth & Harrison, 1858 - 542 pages |
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... tion of his soul and that of his ancestors . ANNALS . AN . 855. Eadmund , the most glorious king of the East- Angles , begins to reign on the 8th before the calends of January , i . e . on our Lord's birth - day , in the 14th year of ...
... tion of his soul and that of his ancestors . ANNALS . AN . 855. Eadmund , the most glorious king of the East- Angles , begins to reign on the 8th before the calends of January , i . e . on our Lord's birth - day , in the 14th year of ...
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... tion to take speedy vengeance for the same . To this they all consen- ted , and approving his design , took horse , and rode with him to York . The king , when he saw him , invited him in civil terms to draw near ; but Bruern , having ...
... tion to take speedy vengeance for the same . To this they all consen- ted , and approving his design , took horse , and rode with him to York . The king , when he saw him , invited him in civil terms to draw near ; but Bruern , having ...
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... tion means the House of Caves . Here these insidious strangers wintered that same year ; and their coming was sufficiently unpleasing to all the people . The warlike king of the Mercians , named Burhred , and all his nobles took council ...
... tion means the House of Caves . Here these insidious strangers wintered that same year ; and their coming was sufficiently unpleasing to all the people . The warlike king of the Mercians , named Burhred , and all his nobles took council ...
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... tion of the Christian name : the aforesaid duke exhorts his men especially to resist their adversaries , being posted with his legions at a place called Englafeld . Here they fought a fierce battle , in which many fell wounded or were ...
... tion of the Christian name : the aforesaid duke exhorts his men especially to resist their adversaries , being posted with his legions at a place called Englafeld . Here they fought a fierce battle , in which many fell wounded or were ...
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... was there slain , so that neither before nor since was ever such destruc- tion known since the Saxons first gained Britain by their arms . 871 Florence Huntingdon Simeon The same year , the aforesaid 48 HARMONY OF THE CHRONICLERS.
... was there slain , so that neither before nor since was ever such destruc- tion known since the Saxons first gained Britain by their arms . 871 Florence Huntingdon Simeon The same year , the aforesaid 48 HARMONY OF THE CHRONICLERS.
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Ælfred aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser barbarians battle bishop bith Boethius BRITISH MUSEUM brother Burgred century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes Danish death died dominions duke Ealle earl earth East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire enemy England English eorthan Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelstan Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father flight Florence Huntingdon Forthæm fortress France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta Guthrum honour Hwæt Kent king Alfred king Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land Lewis Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht mind monastery monks nation Neustria nobles Northmen Ofer pagans peace place called pope princes reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saron Chronicle Saxon ships side Simeon siththan slain St Neot thæm thæs Thæt Thames Theah things thone Thonne thou tion victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered wise Wuhte
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Page 374 - I have carefully and regularly perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion, that the volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may have been written.
Page 87 - In the meantime, the king, during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to exercise hunting in all its branches ; to teach his workers in gold and artificers of all kinds, his falconers, hawkers and dog-keepers...
Page 86 - Ethelwerd the youngest, by the divine counsels and the admirable prudence of the king, was consigned to the schools of learning, where, with the children of almost all the nobility of the country, and many also who were not noble, he prospered under the diligent care of his teachers. Books in both languages, namely, Latin and Saxon, were read in the school. They also learned to write...
Page 327 - The engraving was made to embellish a small volume, published several years ago, on the " Coronation Service, or Consecration of the Anglo-Saxon kings, as it illustrates the origin of the Constitution, by the Rev. Thomas Silver, DCL of St. John's College, Oxford; formerly Anglo-Saxon Professor. Oxford, printed by W. Baxter, for J. Parker ; and J. Murray, London. 1831.
Page 46 - ... earls. Which the Christians perceiving, divided their army also into two troops, and also began to construct defences. But Alfred, as we have been told by those who were present, and would not tell an untruth, marched up promptly with his men to give them battle; for king Ethelred remained a long time in his tent in prayer, hearing the mass, and said that he would not leave it, till the priest had done, or abandon the divine protection for that of men.
Page 114 - And three Scots came to king Alfred in a boat without any oars from Ireland, whence they had stolen away, because they desired for the love of God to be in a state of pilgrimage, they recked not where. The boat in which they came was made of two hides and a half...
Page 87 - ... during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to exercise hunting in all its branches; to teach his workers in gold and artificers of all kinds, his falconers, hawkers and dog-keepers; to build houses, majestic and good beyond all the precedents of his ancestors, by his new mechanical inventions...
Page 68 - Wherefore, seeing that a man's sins must be corrected either in this world or the next, the true and righteous Judge was willing that his sin should not go unpunished in this world, to the end that he might spare him in the world to come. From this cause, therefore, the aforesaid Alfred often fell into such great misery, that sometimes none of his subjects knew where he was or what had become of him.
Page 71 - Coit-mawr. Here he was met by all the neighbouring folk of Somersetshire, and Wiltshire, and Hampshire, who had not, for fear of the pagans, fled beyond the sea ; and when they saw the king alive after such great tribulation, they received him, as he deserved, with joy and acclamations, and encamped there for one night. When the following day dawned, the king struck his camp, and went to Okely, where he encamped for one night.
Page 66 - ... and the king, sitting at the hearth, made ready his bow and arrows and other warlike instruments. The unlucky woman espying the cakes burning at the fire, ran up to remove them, and rebuking the brave king, exclaimed: — Ca'sn thee mind the ke-aks, man, an' dooasen zee 'em burn ? I'm boun thee'a eat 'em vast enough, az zoon az 'tiz the turn.