Six Old English ChroniclesJohn Allen Giles, Gildas H.G. Bohn, 1848 - 512 sider |
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... wall and fortify it with their arms ; but fortune denied them success in the war . The cunning Scots , knowing what to do against the high wall and the deep trench , contrive iron goads with mechanical art , and drag- ging down those ...
... wall and fortify it with their arms ; but fortune denied them success in the war . The cunning Scots , knowing what to do against the high wall and the deep trench , contrive iron goads with mechanical art , and drag- ging down those ...
Side 52
... walls of the city . The Christians , perceiving their flight and the terror they were in , determined to destroy the walls of the town , which they succeeded in doing ; for that city was not surrounded at that time with firm or strong ...
... walls of the city . The Christians , perceiving their flight and the terror they were in , determined to destroy the walls of the town , which they succeeded in doing ; for that city was not surrounded at that time with firm or strong ...
Side 53
... walls . In that battle fell almost all the Northumbrian warriors , with both the kings and a mul- titude of nobles ... wall , peace was made between the Mercians and pagans , and the two brothers , Ethelred and Alfred , returned home ...
... walls . In that battle fell almost all the Northumbrian warriors , with both the kings and a mul- titude of nobles ... wall , peace was made between the Mercians and pagans , and the two brothers , Ethelred and Alfred , returned home ...
Side 59
... walls , laid siege to the town . He also gave orders to his sailors to prevent them from obtaining any supplies by sea ; and his sailors were encountered by a fleet of a hundred and twenty ships full of armed soldiers , who were come to ...
... walls , laid siege to the town . He also gave orders to his sailors to prevent them from obtaining any supplies by sea ; and his sailors were encountered by a fleet of a hundred and twenty ships full of armed soldiers , who were come to ...
Side 61
... walls in our own fashion , determined not to assault it , because it was impregnable and secure on all sides , except on the eastern , as we ourselves have seen , but they began to blockade it , thinking that those who were inside would ...
... walls in our own fashion , determined not to assault it , because it was impregnable and secure on all sides , except on the eastern , as we ourselves have seen , but they began to blockade it , thinking that those who were inside would ...
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Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the ... John Allen Giles,Gildas Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1885 |
Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the ... John Allen Giles,Gildas Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1896 |
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