The Life and Times of Alfred the GreatG. Bell, 1848 - 417 pages |
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... words . This mode , which I have adopted in former books , has attracted much notice The Life and Letters of Thomas à Becket , and the History of the Ancient Britons . from the Reviewers , some of whom have approved whilst PREFACE . ix.
... words . This mode , which I have adopted in former books , has attracted much notice The Life and Letters of Thomas à Becket , and the History of the Ancient Britons . from the Reviewers , some of whom have approved whilst PREFACE . ix.
Page x
... words in which that eye - witness has told his tale . The mode has been adhered to in this " Life of Alfred ; " and the reader will not regret that I have adopted a plan , to which he is indebted for the numerous little graphic scenes ...
... words in which that eye - witness has told his tale . The mode has been adhered to in this " Life of Alfred ; " and the reader will not regret that I have adopted a plan , to which he is indebted for the numerous little graphic scenes ...
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... words of the Chronicle " , 66 was the eighth king who was Bretwaldab : Ælla , king of the South Saxons , was the ... word means Sovereign lord , or Emperor . the seventh was Oswy , Oswald's brother ; the eighth.
... words of the Chronicle " , 66 was the eighth king who was Bretwaldab : Ælla , king of the South Saxons , was the ... word means Sovereign lord , or Emperor . the seventh was Oswy , Oswald's brother ; the eighth.
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... word honour , to which so many ideas are annexed , was among them solely confined to a disregard of dangers . Hence it is that in the ancient chronicles , more than one hero boasts of being the most renowned pirate in the north ; and ...
... word honour , to which so many ideas are annexed , was among them solely confined to a disregard of dangers . Hence it is that in the ancient chronicles , more than one hero boasts of being the most renowned pirate in the north ; and ...
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... words : " Atulphe rex dilecte Dei , quid moraris ? mitte filium tuum post - genitum ad Romanum Pontificem , ut ab ipso inungatur in regem Anglorum , et sic ab ipso procedat unctio regalis ad cæteros reges ipsius regni in perpetuum ...
... words : " Atulphe rex dilecte Dei , quid moraris ? mitte filium tuum post - genitum ad Romanum Pontificem , ut ab ipso inungatur in regem Anglorum , et sic ab ipso procedat unctio regalis ad cæteros reges ipsius regni in perpetuum ...
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abbat abbey Ælfred afterwards Alderman Alfred's ancient Anglo-Saxon Annals Asser Athelney authority battle bishop body Britain Britons Brompton brother Burrhed called Chippenham Chron Church coast Croyland abbey Cuthbert Danes Danish death defeated dominions ealle earl East Anglia Edmund Egbert enemy England English Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Ethelwerd Ethelwolf Exeter father fleet Flor fortress Guthrum Halfdene Henry of Huntingdon Heptarchy Hinguar historian holy honours Hubba hundred Hunt Huntingdon Ingulf invaders invasion island Kent King Alfred king of Mercia king of Wessex king's kingdom land Lappenberg Latin learning Lodbroc Malmesbury Matthew of Westminster mind monastery monks narrative Neot nobles Northumberland Osburga Pagans peace plunder possession prince probably ravages reign Rome saint Saxon Chronicle says seems shew ships slain Spelman subjects Sussex throne tithes translation Turner victory Wessex West-Saxons whilst whole William of Malmesbury Winchester words writers