 WestSaxons, chiefly on the south coast, by predatory bands ; most of all by their " esks,"' which they had built many years before. Then king Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the "esks;" they were full-nigh twice as long as the others;...  Alfred in the Chroniclers - Page 130by John William Edward Conybeare - 1900 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1853 - 434 pages
...-humbrians harassed the land of the WestSaxons, chiefly on the south coast, by predatory bands ; most of all by their " esks,"' which they had built many years before. Then king Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the "esks;" they were full-nigh twice as long... | |
 | Walter Besant - 1901 - 200 pages
...Northumbrians harassed the land of the West Saxons, chiefly on the south coast, by praedatory bands ; most of all by their esks, which they had built many years before. Then King Alfred commanded long ships to be built to oppose the esks ; they were full-nigh twice as long... | |
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