thanes
had to google what thanes were and they are "a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble."
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earlybritishlit.pressbooks.com earlybritishlit.pressbooks.com
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subdued
I don't really understand what he means here.
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King Ethered therefore fought with the troops of the kings, and there was King Bagsac slain; and Alfred his brother fought with the troops of the earls, and there were slain Earl Sidrac the elder, Earl Sidrac the younger, Earl Osbern, Earl Frene, and Earl Harold.
I am having trouble catching up with who is who making it difficult for me to understand what I'm reading and knowing who is who.
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four nights
very repetitive.
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goeth
don't know this word and when googled it couldn't find a definition.
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one and thirty winters.
noticed they use pass winter to tell time
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etheling
not sure what this work is. I googled it and stated "Ætheling was an Old English term used in Anglo-Saxon England to designate princes of the royal dynasty who were eligible for the kingship."
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(28)
what does this mean ? 28 what ?
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alderman, Cumbra
??????
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This year
repeated for every single year.
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that is called
I noticed for every event that happened like a fight or a winning or what they thought was important they called it after something. Like here the called in Andred'sley
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Their leaders were two brothers, Hengest and Horsa; who were the sons of Wihtgils; Wihtgils was the son of Witta, Witta of Wecta, Wecta of Woden. From this Woden arose all our royal kindred, and that of the Southumbrians also.
Hard to follow who was Hengest and Horsa but understood that they came from a long line of leaders or royalties.
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Wightwarians (that is, the tribe that now dwelleth in the Isle of Wight)
I like how they explained who the Wightwarians are because I wouldn't have known.
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Ipwinesfleet
I wouldn't know how to prenounce this city.
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Britons
do they mean Britains?
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