Old English Chronicles: Including Ethelwerd's Chronicle, Asser's Life of Alfred, Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History, Gildas, Nennius, Together with the Spurious Chronicle of Richard of CirencesterJohn Allen Giles G. Bell, 1901 - 512 pages |
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... force : all men received him as a saviour , and particularly the Sax- ons - except the barbarians — and those who were then held prisoners in their hands . Also , after his army was strength- ened , Ethered was appointed leader there by ...
... force : all men received him as a saviour , and particularly the Sax- ons - except the barbarians — and those who were then held prisoners in their hands . Also , after his army was strength- ened , Ethered was appointed leader there by ...
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... forces and marched to Reading , where , on their arrival , they cut to pieces the pagans whom they found outside the fortifications . But the pagans , nevertheless , sallied out from the gates , and a long and fierce engagement ensued ...
... forces and marched to Reading , where , on their arrival , they cut to pieces the pagans whom they found outside the fortifications . But the pagans , nevertheless , sallied out from the gates , and a long and fierce engagement ensued ...
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... forces and marched to Basing to fight with the pagans . The enemy came together from all quarters , and after a long contest gained the victory . After this battle , another army came from beyond the sea , and joined them . The same ...
... forces and marched to Basing to fight with the pagans . The enemy came together from all quarters , and after a long contest gained the victory . After this battle , another army came from beyond the sea , and joined them . The same ...
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... force of their arms , and by want of the necessaries of life . They reduced almost entirely to sub- jection all the people of that country . At the same time the above - named Alfred , king of the West - Saxons , with a few of his ...
... force of their arms , and by want of the necessaries of life . They reduced almost entirely to sub- jection all the people of that country . At the same time the above - named Alfred , king of the West - Saxons , with a few of his ...
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... forces , and fought bravely twice in that same year . In both those battles the Christians , with the merciful aid of the Lord , obtained the victory . In the same year also , Charles , king of the Almains , re- ceived , with universal ...
... forces , and fought bravely twice in that same year . In both those battles the Christians , with the merciful aid of the Lord , obtained the victory . In the same year also , Charles , king of the Almains , re- ceived , with universal ...
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