The Origin of the English NationUniversity Press, 1907 - 351 頁 |
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according Aethelweard agnatic ancient Angli Anglo-Saxon appears Baltic Bede Bede's believing belonged Beowulf Britain called Cerdic Chauci Cherusci Chronicle Cimbri coast connection course cult Danes derived dialects diphthongisation district doubt earlier early East Elbe English Eormenric evidence fact festival Frankish Frey Freyia Frisian Gefion genealogy Germ Germany Hengest Heruli Historia Brittonum infer Inguaeones inhabitants invasion Irminsul island Jutes Kent Kentish kingdom Langobardi language later mentioned Mercian migration Myrgingas nations Nerthus North Suabi Northumbrian occur Offa Old Saxons organisation origin palatalisation passage perhaps persons poem probably Procopius Ptolemy reference regard reign Roman royal family Saga Saxo Saxo's Scandinavian tradition Sceaf Scyld seems seen Semnones seventh century sixth century Sjælland Skiöldr Slesvig statement story Suebi suppose Sweden Tacitus territories Teutonic texts Thuringi tribes Warni Welsh wergelds Wermund Wermundus Wessex West Saxon Widsith writers Yngl
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第 81 頁 - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," as a proof that the Coliseum was entire, when seen by the Anglo-Saxon pilgrims at the end of the seventh, or the beginning of the eighth century.
第 114 頁 - Offa ruled over Angel, Alewih over the Danes. He was the bravest of all these men ; yet he did not prevail over (or surpass) Offa in heroism.
第 265 頁 - in some places, an image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, into the field, where it stands fixed on a pole all day, and when the reaping is done, is brought home in like manner. This they call the harvest queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres.
第 185 頁 - At last they chose a spot closed in by a river* and by forests, within which was a narrow swampy plain. The woods too were surrounded by a bottomless morass, only on one side of it the Angrivarii had raised a broad earthwork, as a boundary between themselves and the Cherusci. Here their infantry was ranged. Their cavalry they concealed in neighbouring woods, so as to be on the legions' rear, as soon as they entered the forest.
第 31 頁 - Crecganford, and there they slew four thousand men ; and the Britons then forsook Kent and fled to London in great terror.
第 220 頁 - ... and quiet are known and welcomed only at these times, till the goddess, weary of human intercourse, is at length restored by the same priest to her temple. Afterwards the car, the vestments, and, if you like to believe it, the divinity herself, are purified in a secret lake. Slaves perform the rite, who are instantly swallowed up by its waters.
第 238 頁 - Chadwick has pointed out the significance of the fact that the name Yngvi was borne not only by the god Frey himself but by every member of the royal house of Upsala.
第 144 頁 - Per arma fieri posse filium grande inter gentes constat esse praeconium, quia non est dignus adoptari, nisi qui fortissimus meretur agnosci.
第 19 頁 - Six years after they landed they conquered the kingdom of Wessex. These were the first kings who conquered the land of Wessex from the Welsh.