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... Ælfgar is outlawed and joins Gruffydd of North Wales ; they defeat Ralph , and burn Hereford ; Harold's first Welsh campaign ; he restores Hereford ; peace with Gruffydd ; Ælfgar restored to his Earldom . . A.D. 1054 1055 1056 1057 ...
... Ælfgar is outlawed and joins Gruffydd of North Wales ; they defeat Ralph , and burn Hereford ; Harold's first Welsh campaign ; he restores Hereford ; peace with Gruffydd ; Ælfgar restored to his Earldom . . A.D. 1054 1055 1056 1057 ...
Page 205
... Ælfgar to be put out . And a base and cruel deed it was , as there is nothing to show that Ælfgar had any hand in his father's crime . The same year , 993 , the Danes harried a great part of Northumberland and also Lindesey , 1 that is ...
... Ælfgar to be put out . And a base and cruel deed it was , as there is nothing to show that Ælfgar had any hand in his father's crime . The same year , 993 , the Danes harried a great part of Northumberland and also Lindesey , 1 that is ...
Page 229
... Ælfgar and Ælfmær called Darling , had brought to him the men of Hampshire and part of Wiltshire . This was a very great battle and lasted two days . On Monday both armies fought all day without either getting the better , and in the ...
... Ælfgar and Ælfmær called Darling , had brought to him the men of Hampshire and part of Wiltshire . This was a very great battle and lasted two days . On Monday both armies fought all day without either getting the better , and in the ...
Page 262
... Ælfgar , the son of Leofric Earl of the Mercians . Now that Godwine was gone , King Edward had a visitor come to see him , who perhaps would not have come , or have been allowed to come , while Godwine was at home . This was no other ...
... Ælfgar , the son of Leofric Earl of the Mercians . Now that Godwine was gone , King Edward had a visitor come to see him , who perhaps would not have come , or have been allowed to come , while Godwine was at home . This was no other ...
Page 269
... Ælfgar in East - Anglia . Thus the house of Leofric gained by the death of Godwine , as now they had two Earldoms , while the house of Godwine had only one . Before Godwine's death it had been just the other way . From this time Earl ...
... Ælfgar in East - Anglia . Thus the house of Leofric gained by the death of Godwine , as now they had two Earldoms , while the house of Godwine had only one . Before Godwine's death it had been just the other way . From this time Earl ...
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Ælfgar Ælfthryth Æthelberht Æthelburh Æthelfrith Æthelred Æthelwald Æthelweard Æthelwulf afterwards Alderman Alfred Archbishop army bade battle Bishop Bishoprick Bretwalda Brihtnoth Britain brother called Canterbury chosen King Christian Chronicle church Cnut Cnut's conquered crowned Cyneheard Danes Danish daughter death died doubt Duke William Dunstan Eadburh Eadric Eadwig Ealdred Earl Godwine Earl Harold Earl Tostig Earldom East-Anglia Ecgberht Edgar Edwin Emperor England English father fight fleet fought Gaul gave German Gruffydd Harthacnut heathen High-Dutch host housecarls Kent killed King Æthelred King Æthelstan King Edmund King Edward King Harold King's Kingdom land Latin lived London lord married Mercia minster monks Normans Northmen Northumberland Northumbrians oath Offa Old-English Pope reign remember Roman Rome Saint Saxons Scotland Scots seems sent ships spake speak story Swegen tell Teutonic Thanes thee things thou thought told took Tostig town unto Wales Welsh Wessex West-Saxons wife William of Malmesbury Wise word