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... carried on his work : churches and monasteries were founded ; learning was cultivated at a time when it had almost died out elsewhere , and the Irish schools were sought by strangers from England , Gaul , and Germany . Never- theless ...
... carried on his work : churches and monasteries were founded ; learning was cultivated at a time when it had almost died out elsewhere , and the Irish schools were sought by strangers from England , Gaul , and Germany . Never- theless ...
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... carried him through all , and his last years were spent in quiet . In 901 he died , and was buried at Winchester , in the new Minster , afterwards called Hyde Abbey , which he had begun , and which his son Edward finished . 7. Eadward ...
... carried him through all , and his last years were spent in quiet . In 901 he died , and was buried at Winchester , in the new Minster , afterwards called Hyde Abbey , which he had begun , and which his son Edward finished . 7. Eadward ...
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... carry- ing away a vast number of captives for ransom or slavery , among whom was the Archbishop Elfheah . He first agreed to ransom himself , but afterwards refused , not wish- ing to impoverish his people , by whom the money would have ...
... carry- ing away a vast number of captives for ransom or slavery , among whom was the Archbishop Elfheah . He first agreed to ransom himself , but afterwards refused , not wish- ing to impoverish his people , by whom the money would have ...
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... carried in his train the Ætheling Edgar and other young Englishmen , on whose girlish grace " and flowing hair the French and Normans 66 gazed with admiration . Yet young Waltheof , one of 26 [ CHAP . THE OLD - ENGLISH AND NORMANS .
... carried in his train the Ætheling Edgar and other young Englishmen , on whose girlish grace " and flowing hair the French and Normans 66 gazed with admiration . Yet young Waltheof , one of 26 [ CHAP . THE OLD - ENGLISH AND NORMANS .
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... carried a hot iron in his hand for three paces . If in three days the scald or burn had healed , he was cleared ; if not , he was guilty . A man of ill reputation was obliged to undergo a triple ordeal , where one would suffice for ...
... carried a hot iron in his hand for three paces . If in three days the scald or burn had healed , he was cleared ; if not , he was guilty . A man of ill reputation was obliged to undergo a triple ordeal , where one would suffice for ...
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