The annals of England, an epitome of English history [by W.E. Flaherty].J.H. Parker, 1855 |
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... whole sum of our knowledge on the matter may be said to be comprised in the statement of the Saxon Chronicle under the year 473 , " Hengest and Esc fought against the Welsh In the original Hengst , or Hengest and Hors . ( Walas or ...
... whole sum of our knowledge on the matter may be said to be comprised in the statement of the Saxon Chronicle under the year 473 , " Hengest and Esc fought against the Welsh In the original Hengst , or Hengest and Hors . ( Walas or ...
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... whole district from the Elbe to the British channel was known as the Saxon Shore , and officers were appointed both in Britain and in Gaul to whom the task of guard- ing the sea - board of the Roman possessions was assigned , under the ...
... whole district from the Elbe to the British channel was known as the Saxon Shore , and officers were appointed both in Britain and in Gaul to whom the task of guard- ing the sea - board of the Roman possessions was assigned , under the ...
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... which fear and hatred are alike ap- parent , might be suspected of exaggeration , but its main features are fully justified by the whole tenor of the Icelandic Sagas , the nearest cotemporary accounts on the side THE SAXON ERA . 51.
... which fear and hatred are alike ap- parent , might be suspected of exaggeration , but its main features are fully justified by the whole tenor of the Icelandic Sagas , the nearest cotemporary accounts on the side THE SAXON ERA . 51.
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... states of Bernicia and Deira were frequently governed by one ruler , it is customary , though not strictly correct , to speak of the whole as the Heptarchy . Kent , Surrey and Sussex , while Wessex occupied the THE HEPTARCHY . 53.
... states of Bernicia and Deira were frequently governed by one ruler , it is customary , though not strictly correct , to speak of the whole as the Heptarchy . Kent , Surrey and Sussex , while Wessex occupied the THE HEPTARCHY . 53.
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... whole country north of the Forth and west of the Solway was in the sixth century occupied by the two great tribes of the Picts and the Scots . The former , probably of German race , occupied the plains between the Forth and the ...
... whole country north of the Forth and west of the Solway was in the sixth century occupied by the two great tribes of the Picts and the Scots . The former , probably of German race , occupied the plains between the Forth and the ...
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Page 95 - Concerning our land boundaries : Up on the Thames, and then up on the Lea, and along the Lea unto its source, then right to Bedford, then up on the Ouse unto Watling Street. 2. Then is this : If a man be slain, we estimate all equally dear, English and Danish, at viii. half marks of pure gold ; except the 'ceorl' who resides on 'gafol' land and their 'liesings;' they also are equally dear, either at cc.
Page 416 - III., and through that right that God of his grace hath sent me, with help of my kin and of my friends, to recover, it ; the which realm was in point to be undone for default of governance, and undoing of good laws.
Page 212 - July; and on the 23rd of the same month Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen ruler of the new kingdom ; he, however, piously refused to wear a crown of gold where his Lord had worn a crown of thorns, and contented himself with the modest title of Baron of the Holy Sepulchre.
Page 168 - ... and let each of them taste of the holy water, and give them all the book and the image of Christ's rood to kiss: and let no man mend the fire any longer when the hallowing is begun ; but let the iron lie upon the hot embers till the last collect : after that, let it be laid upon the...
Page 214 - How he came to know this he neither explained at the time, nor did any of his hearers ask : nevertheless, out of respect to his piety, not a doubt of the truth of his words remained on the minds of any present.
Page 213 - The one shaft hit the nose-screen of the helmet, which was bent by it on one side, and the other arrow hit the earl's eye, and went through his head, and that was found to be the king's. Earl Hugo fell, and the English fled, with the loss of many people.
Page 104 - Lent was. because every one should be pure at that holy time, and should do no wrong at a time of purity. And with mutual counsel and deliberation the wise men there assembled examined the ancient laws ; some of which they suffered to continue unaltered, some they amended, others they entirely abrogated ; and some new laws they enacted.
Page 51 - a more cruel and dangerous enemy than the Saxons. They overcome all who have the courage to oppose them. They surprise all who are so imprudent as not to be prepared for their attack. When they pursue, they inevitably overtake : when they are pursued, their escape is certain.
Page 184 - Likewise he decreed by the hares, that they should go free. His rich < men bemoaned it, and the poor men shuddered at it. But he was so stern, that he recked not the hatred of them all; for they must follow withal the king's will, if they would live, or have land, or possessions, or even his peace.
Page 132 - Godwin and other men who had much power" are stated as the perpetrators by the Saxon Chronicle. Edward escapes to Normandy. AD 1037. " Harold was chosen king over all, and Harthacnut forsaken, because he stayed too long in Denmark ; and then they drove out his mother Elgiva, the queen, without any kind of mercy, against the stormy winter; and she came to Bruges, where Baldwin the earl1 well received her.