Alre, near Athelney, and there king Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him up from the holy laver of baptism on the eighth day, at a royal villa named Wedmore, where the holy chrism was poured upon him. After his baptism he remained... The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ... - Page 74 by Alfred (King of England) - 1858 Full view -
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