The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1Printed and published for the Alfred Committee by J.F. Smith, 1852 |
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Page 47
... arms , and post their legions at a place called Etscesdun , which may rever- ently be interpreted in the Latin tongue MONS FRAXINI " The Ash - Mount . " There , famous men , and brave in battle , come forth to fight with all their force ...
... arms , and post their legions at a place called Etscesdun , which may rever- ently be interpreted in the Latin tongue MONS FRAXINI " The Ash - Mount . " There , famous men , and brave in battle , come forth to fight with all their force ...
Page 48
... was there slain , so that neither before nor since was ever such destruc- tion known since the Saxons first gained Britain by their arms . Saron Chronicle Asser Ethelwerd 871 And about fourteen days after 48 HARMONY OF THE CHRONICLERS.
... was there slain , so that neither before nor since was ever such destruc- tion known since the Saxons first gained Britain by their arms . Saron Chronicle Asser Ethelwerd 871 And about fourteen days after 48 HARMONY OF THE CHRONICLERS.
Page 49
... arms and in prayer , who seeing that his brother's army was beautifully drawn up , went forth like a warlike Judas to the battle . They fought on both sides with manly intent , and fell there by fifties , by hundreds , and by thousands ...
... arms and in prayer , who seeing that his brother's army was beautifully drawn up , went forth like a warlike Judas to the battle . They fought on both sides with manly intent , and fell there by fifties , by hundreds , and by thousands ...
Page 51
... arms and many gifts to his fellow - soldiers . Those leaders of the people knew for certain that commonwealths will be safe , if those who study wisdom rule them , or if those who rule them study wisdom . Again the Danes and English ...
... arms and many gifts to his fellow - soldiers . Those leaders of the people knew for certain that commonwealths will be safe , if those who study wisdom rule them , or if those who rule them study wisdom . Again the Danes and English ...
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... arms , and bravely attacked those bar- baric tribes : but the pagans , who had now for almost a month been tossed and al- most wrecked among the Ethelwerd 876 And in the course of the same year , 1 The tyrant Healfdene obtained the king ...
... arms , and bravely attacked those bar- baric tribes : but the pagans , who had now for almost a month been tossed and al- most wrecked among the Ethelwerd 876 And in the course of the same year , 1 The tyrant Healfdene obtained the king ...
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æfre Ælfred aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser battle Berkshire bishop bith Boethius BRITISH MUSEUM brother century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes Danish death dominions duke Ealle earl earth East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire England English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelstan Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father Florence Forthæm fortress fought France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta honour Huntingdon Hwæt Kent king Alfred King Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land Lewis London Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht monastery monks nation Neustria nobles Northmen Ofer Oxford pagans peace place called pope princes reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saxon Chronicle ships Simeon siththan slain St Neot sword thæm thæs Thæt Thames Theah things thone Thonne thou tion victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered Wuhte