William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England: From the Earliest Period to the Reign of King StephenG. Bell, 1895 - 544 pages |
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Page 106
... Athelstan king of the Angles , for his two sisters , Aldgitha and Edgitha , the latter of whom he married to his son Otho , the former to a certain duke near the Alps . Thus the empire of the Romans and the kingdom of the Franks being ...
... Athelstan king of the Angles , for his two sisters , Aldgitha and Edgitha , the latter of whom he married to his son Otho , the former to a certain duke near the Alps . Thus the empire of the Romans and the kingdom of the Franks being ...
Page 115
... Athelstan , the grandson of Alfred , they were , though reluctantly , compelled to admit one common king of England , as we see at the pre- sent day . Such of the Danés as had refused to become Christians , together with Hastings , went ...
... Athelstan , the grandson of Alfred , they were , though reluctantly , compelled to admit one common king of England , as we see at the pre- sent day . Such of the Danés as had refused to become Christians , together with Hastings , went ...
Page 124
... Athelstan , his first - born , and a daughter , whose name I cannot particularise , but her brother gave her in marriage to Sihtric , king of the Northumbrians . The second son of Edward was Ethelward , by Elfleda , daughter of earl ...
... Athelstan , his first - born , and a daughter , whose name I cannot particularise , but her brother gave her in marriage to Sihtric , king of the Northumbrians . The second son of Edward was Ethelward , by Elfleda , daughter of earl ...
Page 125
... Athelstan : two daughters , Eadburga , and Edgiva ; Eadburga , a virgin , dedicated to Christ , lies buried at Winchester ; Edgiva , a lady of incomparable beauty , was united , by her brother Athelstan , to Lewis , prince of Aquitaine ...
... Athelstan : two daughters , Eadburga , and Edgiva ; Eadburga , a virgin , dedicated to Christ , lies buried at Winchester ; Edgiva , a lady of incomparable beauty , was united , by her brother Athelstan , to Lewis , prince of Aquitaine ...
Page 128
... Athelstan , the son of Edward . [ A.D. 924-940 . ] In the year of our Lord's incarnation 924 , Athelstan , the son of Edward , began to reign , and held the sovereignty sixteen years . His brother , Ethelward , dying a few days after ...
... Athelstan , the son of Edward . [ A.D. 924-940 . ] In the year of our Lord's incarnation 924 , Athelstan , the son of Edward , began to reign , and held the sovereignty sixteen years . His brother , Ethelward , dying a few days after ...
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