It was a British Prince named Vortigern who took this resolution, and who made a treaty of friendship with Hengist and Horsa, two Saxon chiefs. Both o ......
CHAPTER 3 ENGLAND UNDER THE GOOD SAXON, ALFRED
Alfred [born in 849 CE, 唐: 618年-907年] the Great was a young man, three-and-twenty years of age, when ......
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The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlon ......
In the next reign, which was the reign of Edward, surnamed The Elder, who was chosen in council to succeed, a nephew of King Alfred troubled the count ......
And indeed it did. For, the great army landing from the great fleet, near Exeter, went forward, laying England waste, and striking their lances in the ......
CHAPTER 5 ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE
Canute reigned eighteen years. He was a merciless King at first. After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon c ......
But, although she was a gentle lady, in all things worthy to be beloved - good, beautiful, sensible, and kind - the King from the first neglected her. ......
CHAPTER 4 ENGLAND UNDER ATHELSTAN AND THE SIX BOY-KINGS
Athelstan, the son of Edward the Elder, succeeded [继任] that king. He reigned only fifteen ye ......