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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... honour of St Paul , for the same purpose , and 100 mancuses for the universal apostolic pontiff . Huntingdon Simeon Throughout all the inheri- tance of his kingdom , he commanded that for every ten manses one poor man , either native or ...
... honour of St Paul , for the same purpose , and 100 mancuses for the universal apostolic pontiff . Huntingdon Simeon Throughout all the inheri- tance of his kingdom , he commanded that for every ten manses one poor man , either native or ...
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... honours , but may also know , to whom they owe all the things which they possess . We may believe that the calamity was brought upon the king aforesaid , because , in the beginning of his reign , when he was a youth , and influenced by ...
... honours , but may also know , to whom they owe all the things which they possess . We may believe that the calamity was brought upon the king aforesaid , because , in the beginning of his reign , when he was a youth , and influenced by ...
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... honour . But how he conquered his enemies may be seen a little farther on . But king Elfred , trusting in the Lord God , and accompa nied by a few companies of men , made a fortress in a place called Ethelingaige , in which residing ...
... honour . But how he conquered his enemies may be seen a little farther on . But king Elfred , trusting in the Lord God , and accompa nied by a few companies of men , made a fortress in a place called Ethelingaige , in which residing ...
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... honoured him and his companions with gifts . § Edificia , evidently a mistake for BENEFICIA , gifts . A. 879 . Here the army went to Cirencester from Chippen- ham , and sate there one year . Asser perseveringly against all the army of ...
... honoured him and his companions with gifts . § Edificia , evidently a mistake for BENEFICIA , gifts . A. 879 . Here the army went to Cirencester from Chippen- ham , and sate there one year . Asser perseveringly against all the army of ...
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... honour to his memory : it was unanimously determined that a Jubilee edition of all the works of King Alfred , with copious lite- rary , historical , and pictorial illustrations , should be immediately undertaken , to be edited by the ...
... honour to his memory : it was unanimously determined that a Jubilee edition of all the works of King Alfred , with copious lite- rary , historical , and pictorial illustrations , should be immediately undertaken , to be edited by the ...
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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