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" In the meantime, the king, during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to exercise hunting in all its branches ; to teach... "
The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ... - Page 89
by Alfred (King of England) - 1858
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People of the Book: Christian Identity and Literary Culture

David Lyle Jeffrey - 1996 - 420 pages
...dauntless perseverance in learning. All of his scholarly endeavors were necessarily pursued intermittently "during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, his own daily infirmities of body, carrying on of the duties of government ,"56 and while teaching...
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Tradition & Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500

Karen Louise Jolly - 1997 - 588 pages
...the king, during the wars and frequent trammels of this present life, the invasions of the heathen, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to practice hunting in all its branches; to teach his goldsmiths and all his artificers, his falconers,...
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The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology

Kevin Crossley-Holland - 1999 - 324 pages
...the king, during the wars and frequent trammels of this present life, the invasions of the heathen, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to practise hunting in all its branches; to teach his goldsmiths and all his artificers, his falconers,...
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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern - Volume II ...

Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Gilbert Runkle - 2008 - 612 pages
...attention to the establishment of monasteries and colleges. "In the mean-time," says old Asser, "the King, during the frequent wars and other trammels of this...his workers in gold and artificers of all kinds, his falconers, hawkers, and dog-keepers, to build houses majestic and good, beyond all the precedents of...
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Readings in Englishg Social History

156 pages
...befit noblemen, they became studious and clever in the liberal arts. . . . In the meantime the king, during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasion of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government...
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