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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... Mercia , no date , II , 55 . After a year the pagans wintered in Sheppey . In the same year king Athulf gave the tenth of all his possessions to be the Lord's portion , and appointed it to be in all the government of his kingdom . SO ...
... Mercia , no date , II , 55 . After a year the pagans wintered in Sheppey . In the same year king Athulf gave the tenth of all his possessions to be the Lord's portion , and appointed it to be in all the government of his kingdom . SO ...
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... (King of England). Saron Chronicle And the same year he went to Rome in great ... king , and held him as his spiritual son at confir- mation , even as his ... Mercia , and Edmund king of the Fastangles , were present and subscribed ...
... (King of England). Saron Chronicle And the same year he went to Rome in great ... king , and held him as his spiritual son at confir- mation , even as his ... Mercia , and Edmund king of the Fastangles , were present and subscribed ...
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... king of the Anglo - Saxons , as he also had heard it from many men of truth , who in great part recorded that fact . There was in Mercia , in recent times , a certain valiant king , who was feared by all the kings and neighbouring ...
... king of the Anglo - Saxons , as he also had heard it from many men of truth , who in great part recorded that fact . There was in Mercia , in recent times , a certain valiant king , who was feared by all the kings and neighbouring ...
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... (King of England). 856 Florence Huntingdon Simeon Egbirht , reigned 20 years ... king of the Mercians with auxiliary army against the Britons , and ... Mercia , in recent times , a certain valiant king , Offa , whose daughter ...
... (King of England). 856 Florence Huntingdon Simeon Egbirht , reigned 20 years ... king of the Mercians with auxiliary army against the Britons , and ... Mercia , in recent times , a certain valiant king , Offa , whose daughter ...
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... Mercia . April 18 , subscribed also by " Æthelswith regina , " and others . II , 63 . ( 10 ) Α . 858 . 2 And about two years after But when king Ethelwulf was Lastly , after a year king he came from France he died , and his body lies at ...
... Mercia . April 18 , subscribed also by " Æthelswith regina , " and others . II , 63 . ( 10 ) Α . 858 . 2 And about two years after But when king Ethelwulf was Lastly , after a year king he came from France he died , and his body lies at ...
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æfre Ælfred Æthered aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser battle Berkshire bishop bith Boethius brother century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians church coins Coll College Danes Danish death dominions duke Ealle earl East-Anglia Elfred emperor England English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelwerd Ethelwulf Exeter father Forthæm fortress fought Franks gave gesceafta Guthrum honour Hwæt Kent king Alfred King Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land laws Lewis Little Massingham London Lord Lord's mæg meaht Mercia monastery monks nation nobles northern Northmen Oxford pagans peace place called princes reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saxon Chronicle Scandinavian ships Simeon siththan slain St Neot Street sword thæm thæs Thæt Thames Theah thegn things Thonne thou tion victory wæs Wantage Wessex West-Saxons wintered worulde