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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... body outside the church , where it might be trodden under the feet of passers - by , and wetted by the dew from heaven . His successor in the bishopric was Ealferth , a man suffi- ciently learned in church matters , who for some time ...
... body outside the church , where it might be trodden under the feet of passers - by , and wetted by the dew from heaven . His successor in the bishopric was Ealferth , a man suffi- ciently learned in church matters , who for some time ...
Page 30
... body lies at Sherburne . CHARTERS IN 866. 1. BURG- RED king of Mercia , subscribed also by " Ethelswyth regina " and others . II , 80. 2. Another of BURGRED , Ethelswyth and others , II , 81. 3 . A charter of EALHHERE , [ II , 83 ] very ...
... body lies at Sherburne . CHARTERS IN 866. 1. BURG- RED king of Mercia , subscribed also by " Ethelswyth regina " and others . II , 80. 2. Another of BURGRED , Ethelswyth and others , II , 81. 3 . A charter of EALHHERE , [ II , 83 ] very ...
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... body was honourably interred at Sher- born by the side of his brother . Ethelred , brother of Ethel- bert king of the West - Saxons , undertook the government of the kingdom . * And the same year a large fleet of pagans came to Britain ...
... body was honourably interred at Sher- born by the side of his brother . Ethelred , brother of Ethel- bert king of the West - Saxons , undertook the government of the kingdom . * And the same year a large fleet of pagans came to Britain ...
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... army and repulse those who were advancing . They collec- ted together no small bodies of troops , and reconnoitred the enemy : their rage was 867 Florence Huntingdon Simeon O happy race of men ! 34 HARMONY OF THE CHRONICLERS.
... army and repulse those who were advancing . They collec- ted together no small bodies of troops , and reconnoitred the enemy : their rage was 867 Florence Huntingdon Simeon O happy race of men ! 34 HARMONY OF THE CHRONICLERS.
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... body lies there in the town . A. 868 . Asser when the Christians had made a breach as they had purposed , and many of them had entered into the town , the pagans , urged by despair and necessity , made a fierce sally upon them , slew ...
... body lies there in the town . A. 868 . Asser when the Christians had made a breach as they had purposed , and many of them had entered into the town , the pagans , urged by despair and necessity , made a fierce sally upon them , slew ...
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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