The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, with a Continuation and AppendixJoseph Stevenson Seeleys, 1853 - 404 pages |
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... monastery ; and he was abbat there thirty - two years ; and there he died when he was seventy - seven years old . His successors still have the place . The 1 See Beda's epitome . 2 The remainder of the year is inserted in A. from E. F. ...
... monastery ; and he was abbat there thirty - two years ; and there he died when he was seventy - seven years old . His successors still have the place . The 1 See Beda's epitome . 2 The remainder of the year is inserted in A. from E. F. ...
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... monastery is at Witherne , hallowed in the name of St. Martin : there he resteth , with many holy men . Now in li there must ever be an abbat , and not a bishop ; and all the Scottish bishops ought to be subject to him , because Columba ...
... monastery is at Witherne , hallowed in the name of St. Martin : there he resteth , with many holy men . Now in li there must ever be an abbat , and not a bishop ; and all the Scottish bishops ought to be subject to him , because Columba ...
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... monastery to the glory of Christ and the honour of St. Peter . And they did so , and named it " Medeshamstede " [ Peterborough ] , because there is a 1 A.D. 644 , B. C. E. See Beda , Eccl . Hist . III . vii . 2 A.D. 645 , B. E. 5 A.D. ...
... monastery to the glory of Christ and the honour of St. Peter . And they did so , and named it " Medeshamstede " [ Peterborough ] , because there is a 1 A.D. 644 , B. C. E. See Beda , Eccl . Hist . III . vii . 2 A.D. 645 , B. E. 5 A.D. ...
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... monastery to the glory of Christ and St. Peter . But my brother , as it has pleased Christ , is departed this life , and my prayer to thee , O beloved friend , is , that they work diligently on the work , and I will provide thee thereto ...
... monastery to the glory of Christ and St. Peter . But my brother , as it has pleased Christ , is departed this life , and my prayer to thee , O beloved friend , is , that they work diligently on the work , and I will provide thee thereto ...
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... monastery , the lands , and the waters , and meres , and fens , and wears , and all the lands which lie there- about , which are of my kingdom , freely , so that none but the abbat and the monks shall have any claim upon them . This is ...
... monastery , the lands , and the waters , and meres , and fens , and wears , and all the lands which lie there- about , which are of my kingdom , freely , so that none but the abbat and the monks shall have any claim upon them . This is ...
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abbat abbot Aelfred Aelfric Aethelbald Aethelbert Aethelstan Aethelwold afterwards Alfred April archbishop of Canterbury archbishop of York army battle Beda bishop of Winchester bishop of Worcester Britons brother buried burned Canute castle Chester Christ church Cnut commanded consecrated Cuthred Cynric Danes Danish daughter death died Eadgar Eadmund Eadward Eadwin ealdorman earldom East Angles East Anglia Easter Eccl Ecgbryht emperor England English etheling father fleet flight Florence of Worcester forces fought gave Gloucester Godwin Harold held Hereford Hist holy honour hostages ides June kalends Kent king Aethelred king Edward king Henry king William king's kingdom land London lord March Marianus Mercians minster monastery monks named nobles Normandy Northumbrians ordained Pagans peace place called plundered pope priest province queen reign returned river Rochester Rome Saxon Chronicle Scots sent sentence Sept ships slain slew South Saxons succeeded Thames thanes thence thither took town Welsh West Saxons