Alfred the Great (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (McKilliam, A. E.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Alfred the Great On a certain spring day, more than a thousand years ago, a stately procession set out from Winchester for the Sussex coast, on its way to Rome. First came a company of stalwart soldiers in glittering coats of mail, with spears in their hands and swords at their sides. Behind them rode many bishops and priests in gorgeous vestments, carrying holy banners. They were followed by a numerous body of royal attendants of all ranks, who surrounded a richly caparisoned horse, on the back of which was strapped a large open basket or pannier, draped with purple cloth. In this was seated a small blue-eyed, fair-haired boy, the chief in this great procession. On palfreys near him rode his nurse and, other female attendants. Behind them came a troop of brown-robed monks, who had charge of the money required for the expenses of the journey. Last of all followed another brilliant company of nobles, soldiers, and attendants with mules and horses laden with provisions and fodder for the beasts. The little prince, Alfred, who, at the age of five, thus set out on his first great adventure, was the fifth and youngest son of Ethelwulf. King of the West Saxons, and of his wife Osburgha, daughter of his cup-bearer Oslac, of the old kingly blood of the Jutes of Wight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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