...men fulfilled as they had promised. For after seven weeks Gothrun, king of the pagans, with thirty men chosen from the army, came to Alfred at a place...named Wedmore,* where the holy chrism was poured upon him.t After his baptism he remained twelve nights with the king, who, with all his nobles, gave him...

...they had promised. For, seven weeks afterwards, King Guthrum himself, with thirty chosen men of his army, came to Alfred at a place called Aller, near...Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him from the holy laver of Baptism on the eighth day, at the royal villa of Wedmore, where the holy ointment...

...men fulfilled as they had promised. For after seveu weeks Gothrun, king of the pagans, with thirty men chosen from the army, came to Alfred at a place called Allcr, near Athelney, and there king Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him up from...

...they had promised. For, seven weeks afterwards, King Guthrum himself, with thirty chosen men of his army, came to Alfred at a place called Aller, near...Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him from the holy laver of baptism on the eighth day, at the royal villa of Wedmore, where the holy ointment...

...Guthrum, king of the pagans, with thirty men chosen from the army, came to Alfred at a place called Aalr, near Athelney, and there king Alfred, receiving him...adoption, raised him up from the holy laver of baptism and gave him the name of ^Gthelstan, and the loosening of his chrysm was made on the Sth day at a royal...

...men fulfilled as they had promised. For after seven weeks Guthrum, king of the pagans, with thirty men chosen from the army, came to Alfred at a place called Aalr, near Athelney, and there king Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him up from...

...men fulfilled as they had promised. For after seven weeks Gothrun, king of the pagans, with thirty men chosen from the army, came to Alfred at a place...Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him from the holy laver of baptism on the eighth day, at a royal villa named Wed more, where the holy chrism...

...principal warriors, came to king Alfred at a place called Aalr (Aller), near Athelney, and there the king receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him up from the font of holy baptism, and gave him the name of Athelstan : the loosing of his crism took place on the...

...Alfred's camp at Aller 1 came Guthrum, with thirty of his nobles, and ' there king Alfred,' says Asser, ' receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him up...the holy laver of baptism, on the eighth day, at a villa named Wedmore, where the holy chrism was found upon him. 2 Wed is Anglo-Saxon for to pledge (the...

...men fulfilled as they had promised. For after seven weeks Guthrum, king of the pagans, with thirty men chosen from the army, came to Alfred at a place called Aalr, near Athtlney, and there king Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him up from...