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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... land . Not long afterwards they are sent against the Scots to try their mettle , and without delay they sheathe their breasts in arms , and engage in a novel mode of battle . Man clashes with man , now falls a German and now a Scot : on ...
... land . Not long afterwards they are sent against the Scots to try their mettle , and without delay they sheathe their breasts in arms , and engage in a novel mode of battle . Man clashes with man , now falls a German and now a Scot : on ...
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... land , arising from the carcases of birds , both small and great . A. 672. Twelve months after Kenwalk , king of the West- Angles , died ; and his wife , Sexburga , succeeded him in the kingdom , and reigned twelve months . A. 673 ...
... land , arising from the carcases of birds , both small and great . A. 672. Twelve months after Kenwalk , king of the West- Angles , died ; and his wife , Sexburga , succeeded him in the kingdom , and reigned twelve months . A. 673 ...
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... land ; but he was received by them , and they guarded him as their own with much care , and afterwards chose him for their king . It is from him that king Ethelwulf derives his descent . And then was completed the fiftieth year from the ...
... land ; but he was received by them , and they guarded him as their own with much care , and afterwards chose him for their king . It is from him that king Ethelwulf derives his descent . And then was completed the fiftieth year from the ...
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... land , and destroyed the royal city which is called Winton . They were encountered by Osric duke of Hampshire , and Ethel- wulf duke of Berkshire : a battle ensued ; the pagans were routed , and the English gained the victory . A. 865 ...
... land , and destroyed the royal city which is called Winton . They were encountered by Osric duke of Hampshire , and Ethel- wulf duke of Berkshire : a battle ensued ; the pagans were routed , and the English gained the victory . A. 865 ...
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... lands of the Mercians . The above - named king did not abandon his hope in Christ , but made a journey to Rome and died there , and his body , laid in a worthy mausoleum , reposes in the temple of Christ's blessed mother , which is now ...
... lands of the Mercians . The above - named king did not abandon his hope in Christ , but made a journey to Rome and died there , and his body , laid in a worthy mausoleum , reposes in the temple of Christ's blessed mother , which is now ...
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