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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... reign , most powerfully helped Burhred to subdue under his rule the North Welsh . CHARTERS IN 853. ETHELWOLF western sea , and who strug king of Wessex , subscribed by gled against him most im- moderately . So without delay , king ...
... reign , most powerfully helped Burhred to subdue under his rule the North Welsh . CHARTERS IN 853. ETHELWOLF western sea , and who strug king of Wessex , subscribed by gled against him most im- moderately . So without delay , king ...
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... reign , tithed all his land for the service of the churches , on account of his love of God and for the re- demption of himself . 3 aforesaid king , the army of the pagans wintered the whole winter in the island of Sheppey . At which ...
... reign , tithed all his land for the service of the churches , on account of his love of God and for the re- demption of himself . 3 aforesaid king , the army of the pagans wintered the whole winter in the island of Sheppey . At which ...
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... reign of Adhelwlf king of the West - Saxons , HUMBERCHT bishop of the East Angles anointed with oil , and consecrated for king , the most glorious Eadmund with great joy and the greatest honour , in the royal vill which is called Burna ...
... reign of Adhelwlf king of the West - Saxons , HUMBERCHT bishop of the East Angles anointed with oil , and consecrated for king , the most glorious Eadmund with great joy and the greatest honour , in the royal vill which is called Burna ...
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... reign , there his unjust and obstinate son did reign ; for the western part of Saxony is always preferable to the eastern . When Ethelwulf , therefore , was coming from Rome , that nation , as was fitting , so delighted in the arrival ...
... reign , there his unjust and obstinate son did reign ; for the western part of Saxony is always preferable to the eastern . When Ethelwulf , therefore , was coming from Rome , that nation , as was fitting , so delighted in the arrival ...
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... reign , there his unjust and obstinate son did reign ; for the western part he received frequent and severe of Saxony is always preferable to the eastern . king of the Mercians with an auxiliary army against the Britons , and exalted ...
... reign , there his unjust and obstinate son did reign ; for the western part he received frequent and severe of Saxony is always preferable to the eastern . king of the Mercians with an auxiliary army against the Britons , and exalted ...
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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