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" I had come into his presence at the royal vill, called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained that time with him at his court eight months ; during which I read to him whatever books he liked, and such as... "
The Life of Alfred the Great - Page 154
by Reinhold Pauli - 1853 - 582 pages
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Six Old English Chronicles

John Allen Giles, Gildas - Great Britain - 1848 - 572 pages
...quarter, even as the king with his men could protect himself. When therefore I had come into his presence at the royal vill, called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained that time with him at his court eight months ; during which I read to him whatever books he liked,...
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Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the ...

John Allen Giles - Great Britain - 1848 - 552 pages
...quarter, even as the king with his men could protect himself. When therefore I had come into his presence at the royal vill, called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained that time with him at his court eight months; during which I read to him whatever books he liked, and...
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The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ..., Volume 1

Alfred (King of England) - Anglo-Saxons - 1852 - 596 pages
...quarter, even as the king with his men could protect himself. When therefore 1 had come into his presence at the royal vill, called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained that time with him at his court eight months ; during which I read to him whatever books he liked,...
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The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ..., Volume 1

Alfred (King of England) - Anglo-Saxons - 1858 - 596 pages
...quarter, even as the king with his men could protect himself. When therefore I had come into his presence at the royal vill, called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained that time with him at his court eight months ; during which I read to him whatever books he liked,...
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Memorials of King Alfred: Being Essays on the History and Antiquities of ...

John Allen Giles - Coins, Anglo-Saxon - 1863 - 416 pages
...quarter, even as the king with his men could protect himself. When therefore I had come into his presence at the royal vill, called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained that time with him at his court eight months ; during which I read to him whatever books he liked,...
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Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the ...

John Allen Giles - Great Britain - 1872 - 554 pages
...quarter, even as the king with his men could protect himself. When therefore I had come into his presence at the royal vill, called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained that time with him at his court eight months; during which I read to him whatever books he liked, and...
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England in the Early Middle Ages

Derek Baker - History - 1995 - 278 pages
...with great authority. Chap. 81: . . . When, therefore, I came to him at the royal residence which is called Leonaford, I was honourably received by him, and remained with him in his court on that occasion for eight months, during which I read to him whatever books he wished...
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