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Old English Chronicles

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  1. 1Editor’s Preface
  2. 2Chap. I — Ethelwerd’s Chronicle
  3. 3Chap. II — Asser’s Life of Alfred
  4. 4Chap. III — Gildas
  5. 5Chap. IV — Nennius
  6. 6Chap. V — Geoffrey of Monmouth
  7. 7Genealogical Summary
  8. 8Chap. VI — Richard of Cirencester
  9. 9Book the First — Begins
  10. 10Chapter
  11. 11Here Begins the Prologue to Book the Second
  12. 12Chap. I — Of the Coming of Augustine, Who Was Sent by the Blessed P…
  13. 13Chap. II — Of King Ethelbert, and of His Baptism. [a.d. 597.]
  14. 14Chap. III — Of Ceolwulf, King of the West-Saxons, and of His Contin…
  15. 15Chap. V — Of the Faith of the East-Saxons, and of the Decease of th…
  16. 16Chap. VII — Of the Reign of Kenwalk, and of His Actions
  17. 17Chap. VIII — Of Wulfhere and Cenwulf, and of the Council Held by th…
  18. 18Chap. IX — Of King Kentwin and His Wars
  19. 19Chap. X — Of Cædwalla’s Conversion to the Faith of Christ
  20. 20Chap. XI — Of the Acts of Ethelred King of the Mercians
  21. 21Chap. XII — Of the Reign of Ina, and of His Acts
  22. 22Chap. XIII — Of King Ethelard
  23. 23Chap. XIV — Of the Acts of King Ethelbald
  24. 24Chap. XV — Of the Reign of Eadbert and of His Deeds
  25. 25Chap. XVI — Of the Rule of King Cuthred
  26. 26Chap. XVII — Of the Acts of King Sigebert and of His Reign
  27. 27Chap. XVIII — Of the Reign of Cynewulf, His War and Deeds
  28. 28Chap. XIX — Of the Reign of King Offa and of His Deeds
  29. 29Chap. XX — Of the Acts of Bertric, King of the West-Saxons
  30. 30Chap. I — Of Kenulf, King of the Mercians, and of His Wars
  31. 31Chap. II — Of the Reign of Egbert, and His Deeds
  32. 32Chap. III — Of the Reign of Ethelwulf and of His Deeds
  33. 33Chap. I — Of the Reign of the Sons of King Ethelwulf, Namely Ethelb…
  34. 34Chap. II — Of the Reign of King Ethelred
  35. 35Chap. III — Of the Reign of King Alfred
  36. 36Chap. IV — Of the Reign of King Edward, and of His Wars
  37. 37Chap. V — Of the Reign of King Athelstan, His Wars and Deeds
  38. 38Chap. VI — Of the Reign of King Edmund
  39. 39Chap. VII — Of the Reign of King Edred
  40. 40Chap. VIII — Of King Edwy
  41. 41Chap. IX — Of the Reign of King Edgar
  42. 42Annals of the Reign of Alfred the Great — Annals of the Reign of Al…
  43. 43Book I
  44. 44Chap. II — The First Inhabitants of Britain
  45. 45Chap. III — Brutus, Being Banished After the Killing of His Parents…
  46. 46Chap. IV — Brutus’s Letter to Pandrasus
  47. 47Chap. V — Brutus Falling Upon the Forces of Pandrasus by Surprise,…
  48. 48Chap. VI — The Town of Sparatinum Besieged by Pandrasus
  49. 49Chap. VII — The Besieged Ask Assistance of Brutus
  50. 50Chap. VIII — Anacletus, in Fear of Death, Betrays the Army of the G…
  51. 51Chap. IX — The Taking of Pandrasus
  52. 52Chap. X — A Consultation About What Is to Be Asked of the Captive King
  53. 53Chap. XII — Brutus Enters Aquitaine With Corineus
  54. 54Chap. XIII — Goffarius Routed by Brutus
  55. 55Chap. XIV — Brutus, After His Victory With Goffarius, Ravages Aquit…
  56. 56Chap. XV — Goffarius’s Fight With Brutus
  57. 57Chap. XVI — Albion Divided Between Brutus and Corineus
  58. 58Chap. XVII — The Building of New Troy by Brutus, Upon the River Thames
  59. 59Chap. XVIII — New Troy Being Built, and Laws Made for the Governmen…
  60. 60Book II
  61. 61Chap. II — Locrin, Having Routed Humber, Falls in Love With Estrildis
  62. 62Chap. III — Corineus Resents the Affront Put Upon His Daughter
  63. 63Chap. IV — Locrin at Last Marries Guendolœna, the Daughter of Corineus
  64. 64Chap. V — Locrin Is Killed; Estrildis and Sabre Are Thrown Into a R…
  65. 65Chap. VI — Guendolœna Delivers Up the Kingdom to Maddan, Her Son, A…
  66. 66Chap. VII — Ebraucus, the Successor of Mempricius, Conquers the Gau…
  67. 67Chap. VIII — Ebraucus’s Twenty Sons Go to Germany, and His Thirty D…
  68. 68Chap. IX — After Ebraucus Reigns Brutus His Son, After Him Leil, an…
  69. 69Chap. X — Bladud Succeeds Hudibras in the Kingdom, and Practises Ma…
  70. 70Chap. XI — Leir the Son of Bladud, Having No Son, Divides His Kingd…
  71. 71Chap. XII — Leir, Finding the Ingratitude of His Two Eldest Daughte…
  72. 72Chap. XIII — He Is Very Honourably Received by Cordeilla and the Ki…
  73. 73Chap. XIV — Leir, Being Restored to the Kingdom by the Help of His…
  74. 74Chap. XV — Cordeilla, Being Imprisoned, Kills Herself. Margan, Aspi…
  75. 75Chap. XVI — The Successors of Cunedagius in the Kingdom. Ferrex Is…
  76. 76Chap. XVII — Dunwallo Molmutius Gains the Sceptre of Britain, From…
  77. 77Book III
  78. 78Chap. II — Brennius’s Sea-Fight With Guichthlac, King of the Dacian…
  79. 79Chap. III — Belinus in a Battle Routs Brennius, Who Thereupon Flees…
  80. 80Chap. IV — The King of Dacia, With Brennius’s Wife, Is Released Out…
  81. 81Chap. V — Belinus Revives and Confirms the Molmutine Laws, Especial…
  82. 82Chap. VI — Brennius, Being Made Duke of the Allobroges, Returns to…
  83. 83Chap. VII — Belinus and Brennius Being Made Friends by the Mediatio…
  84. 84Chap. VIII — Belinus and Brennius, After the Conquest of Gaul, Marc…
  85. 85Chap. IX — The Romans Make a Covenant With Brennius, but Afterwards…
  86. 86Chap. X — Brennius Oppresses Italy in a Most Tyrannical Manner. Bel…
  87. 87Chap. XI — Gurgiunt Brabtruc, Succeeding His Father Belinus, Reduce…
  88. 88Chap. XII — Ireland Is Given to Be Inhabited by the Barclenses, Who…
  89. 89Chap. XIII — Guithelin, Reigning After Gurgiunt Brabtruc, the Marti…
  90. 90Chap. XIV — Guithelin’s Successors in the Kingdom
  91. 91Chap. XV — Morvidus, a Most Cruel Tyrant, After the Conquest of the…
  92. 92Chap. XVI — Gorbonian, a Most Just King of the Britons
  93. 93Chap. XVII — Arthgallo Is Deposed by the Britons, and Is Succeeded…
  94. 94Chap. XVIII — Elidure Is Imprisoned by Peredure, After Whose Death…
  95. 95Chap. XIX — The Names of Elidure’s Thirty-Three Successors
  96. 96Chap. XX — Heli’s Three Sons; the First of Whom, viz. Lud, Gives Na…
  97. 97Book IV
  98. 98Chap. II — Cassibellaunus’s Letter to Julius Cæsar
  99. 99Chap. III — Cæsar Is Routed by Cassibellaun
  100. 100Chap. IV — Nennius, the Brother of Cassibellaun, Being Wounded in B…
  101. 101Chap. V — Cæsar’s Inglorious Return to Gaul
  102. 102Chap. VI — Cassibellaun Forms a Stratagem for Sinking Cæsar’s Ships
  103. 103Chap. VII — Cæsar a Second Time Vanquished by the Britons
  104. 104Chap. VIII — Evelinus Kills Hirelglas. Androgeus Desires Cæsar’s As…
  105. 105Chap. IX — Cassibellaun, Being Put to Flight, and Besieged by Cæsar…
  106. 106Chap. X — Androgeus’s Speech to Cæsar
  107. 107Chap. XI — Tenuantius Is Made King of Britain After Cassibellaun
  108. 108Chap. XII — Upon Guiderius’s Refusing to Pay Tribute to the Romans,…
  109. 109Chap. XIII — Leuis Hamo, a Roman, by Wicked Treachery Kills Guiderius
  110. 110Chap. XIV — Arviragus, King of Britain, Makes His Submission to Cla…
  111. 111Chap. XV — Claudius Gives His Daughter Genuissa for a Wife to Arvir…
  112. 112Chap. XVI — Arviragus Revolting From the Romans, Vespasian Is Sent…
  113. 113Chap. XVII — Rodric, Leader of the Picts, Is Vanquished by Marius
  114. 114Chap. XVIII — Marius Dying, Is Succeeded by Coillus
  115. 115Chap. XIX — Lucius Is the First British King That Embraces the Chri…
  116. 116Chap. XX — Faganus and Duvanus Give an Account at Rome, of What The…
  117. 117Book V
  118. 118Chap. II — Severus, a Senator, Subdues Part of Britain: His War Wit…
  119. 119Chap. III — Carausius Advanced to Be King of Britain
  120. 120Chap. IV — Allectus Kills Carausius, but Is Afterwards Himself Slai…
  121. 121Chap. V — Asclepiodotus Obtains the Crown. Diocletian’s Massacre of…
  122. 122Chap. VI — An Insurrection Against Asclepiodotus, by Coel, Whose Da…
  123. 123Chap. VII — The Romans Desire Constantine’s Assistance Against the…
  124. 124Chap. VIII — Constantine, Having Reduced Rome, Obtains the Empire o…
  125. 125Chap. IX — Maximian Is Desired for a King of Britain
  126. 126Chap. X — Maximian, Coming Into Britain, Artfully Declines Fighting…
  127. 127Chap. XI — The Kingdom of Britain Is Bestowed on Maximian
  128. 128Chap. XII — Maximian Overthrows the Armoricans: His Speech to Conan
  129. 129Chap. XIII — Redonum Taken by Maximian
  130. 130Chap. XIV — Maximian, After the Conquest of Gaul and Germany, Makes…
  131. 131Chap. XV — A Fight Between the Aquitanians and Conan
  132. 132Chap. XVI — Guanius and Melga Murder Eleven Thousand Virgins. Maxim…
  133. 133Book VI
  134. 134Chap. II — Guethelin’s Speech to the Britons When the Romans Left Them
  135. 135Chap. III — The Britons Are Again Cruelly Harassed by Guanius and M…
  136. 136Chap. IV — Guethelin Desires Succours of Aldroen
  137. 137Chap. V — Constantine, Being Made King of Britain, Leaves Three Sons
  138. 138Chap. VI — Constans Is by Vortigern Crowned King of Britain
  139. 139Chap. VII — Vortigern Treacherously Contrives to Get King Constans…
  140. 140Chap. VIII — Aurelius Ambrosius and Uther Pendragon Flee From Vorti…
  141. 141Chap. IX — Vortigern Makes Himself King of Britain
  142. 142Chap. X — Vortigern Takes the Saxons That Were New-Comers, to His A…
  143. 143Chap. XI — Hengist Brings Over Great Numbers of Saxons Into Britain…
  144. 144Chap. XII — Vortigern Marries Rowen, the Daughter of Hengist
  145. 145Chap. XIII — The Bishops, Germanus and Lupus, Restore the Christian…
  146. 146Chap. XIV — Vortimer’s Kindness to His Soldiers at His Death
  147. 147Chap. XV — Hengist, Having Wickedly Murdered the Princes of Britain…
  148. 148Chap. XVI — Eldol’s Valiant Exploit. Hengist Forces Vortigern to Yi…
  149. 149Chap. XVII — Vortigern, After Consultation With Magicians, Orders a…
  150. 150Chap. XVIII — Vortigern Inquires of Merlin’s Mother Concerning Her…
  151. 151Chap. XIX — Merlin ‘S Speech to the King’s Magicians, and Advice Ab…
  152. 152Book VII — Concerning the Prophecies of Merlin
  153. 153Chap. II — Geoffrey’s Letter to Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln
  154. 154Chap. III — The Prophecy of Merlin
  155. 155Chap. IV — The Continuation of the Prophecy
  156. 156Book VIII
  157. 157Chap. II — Aurelius Ambrosius, Being Anointed King of Britain, Burn…
  158. 158Chap. III — The Praise of Aurelius’s Valour. The Levity of the Scot…
  159. 159Chap. IV — Hengist Marches With His Army Against Aurelius, Into the…
  160. 160Chap. V — A Battle Between Aurelius and Hengist
  161. 161Chap. VI — Hengist, in a Duel With Eldol, Is Taken by Him. The Saxo…
  162. 162Chap. VII — Hengist Is Beheaded by Eldol
  163. 163Chap. VIII — Octa, Being Besieged in York, Surrenders Himself to th…
  164. 164Chap. IX — Aurelius, Having Entirely Routed the Enemies, Restores A…
  165. 165Chap. X — Aurelius Is Advised by Merlin to Remove the Giant’s Dance…
  166. 166Chap. XI — Uther Pendragon Is Appointed With Merlin to Bring Over t…
  167. 167Chap. XII — Gillomanius Being Routed by Uther, the Britons Bring Ov…
  168. 168Chap. XIII — Pascentius Brings in the Saxons Against the Britons
  169. 169Chap. XIV — Pascentius, Assisted by the King of Ireland, Again Inva…
  170. 170Chap. XV — A Comet Presignifies the Reign of Uther
  171. 171Chap. XVI — Pascentius and Gillomanius Are Killed in Battle
  172. 172Chap. XVII — Uther Pendragon Is Made King of Britain
  173. 173Chap. XVIII — Octa and Eosa Are Taken in Battle
  174. 174Chap. XIX — Uther, Falling in Love With Igerna, Enjoys Her by the A…
  175. 175Chap. XX — Gorlois Being Killed, Uther Marries Igerna
  176. 176Chap. XXI — Octa and Eosa Renew the War. Lot, a Consul, Marries the…
  177. 177Chap. XXII — Uther, Being Ill, Is Carried in a Horse-Litter Against…
  178. 178Chap. XXIII — Octa and Eosa, With a Great Number of Their Men, Are…
  179. 179Chap. XXIV — Uther, Upon Drinking Spring Water That Was Treacherous…
  180. 180Book IX
  181. 181Chap. II — Hoel Sends Fifteen Thousand Men to Arthur’s Assistance
  182. 182Chap. III — Arthur Makes the Saxons His Tributaries
  183. 183Chap. IV — Dubricius’s Speech Against the Treacherous Saxons…
  184. 184Chap. V — The Saxons, After Their Leader Cheldric Was Killed, Are A…
  185. 185Chap. VI — Arthur Grants a Pardon to the Scots and Picts, Besieged…
  186. 186Chap. VII — Arthur Relates the Wonderful Nature of Some Ponds
  187. 187Chap. VIII — Arthur Restores York to Its Ancient Beauty, Especially…
  188. 188Chap. IX — Arthur Honours Augusel With the Sceptre of the Scots; Ur…
  189. 189Chap. X — Arthur Adds to His Government Ireland, Iceland, Gothland,…
  190. 190Chap. XI — Arthur Subdues Norway, Dacia, Aquitaine, and Gaul
  191. 191Chap. XII — Arthur Summons a Great Many Kings, Princes, Archbishops…
  192. 192Chap. XIII — A Description of the Royal Pomp at the Coronation of A…
  193. 193Chap. XIV — After a Variety of Sports at the Coronation, Arthur Amp…
  194. 194Chap. XV — A Letter From Lucius Tiberius, General of the Romans, to…
  195. 195Chap. XVI — Arthur, Holding a Council With the Kings, Desires Every…
  196. 196Chap. XVII — The Opinion of Hoel, King of Armorica, Concerning a Wa…
  197. 197Chap. XVIII — The Opinion of Augusel
  198. 198Chap. XIX — They Unanimously Agree Upon a War With the Romans
  199. 199Chap. XX — Arthur Prepares for a War, and Refuses to Pay Tribute to…
  200. 200Book X
  201. 201Chap. II — Arthur Commits to His Nephew Modred the Government of Br…
  202. 202Chap. III — Arthur Kills a Spanish Giant Who Had Stolen Away Helena…
  203. 203Chap. IV — Arthur’s Ambassadors to Lucius Tiberius Deliver Pelreius…
  204. 204Chap. V — The Romans Attack the Britons With a Very Great Force, bu…
  205. 205Chap. VI — Lucius Tiberius Goes to Lengriæ. Arthur, Designing to Va…
  206. 206Chap. VII — Arthur’s Exhortation to His Soldiers
  207. 207Chap. VIII — Lucius Tiberius, Discovering Arthur’s Design, in a Spe…
  208. 208Chap. IX — A Battle Between Arthur and Lucius Tiberius
  209. 209Chap. X — Hoel and Walgan Signalize Their Valour in the Fight
  210. 210Chap. XI — Lucius Tiberius Being Killed, the Britons Obtain the Vic…
  211. 211Chap. XII — Part of the Romans Flee; the Rest, of Their Own Accord,…
  212. 212Chap. XIII — The Bodies of the Slain Are Decently Buried, Each in T…
  213. 213Book XI
  214. 214Chap. II — Modred, After Being Twice Besieged and Routed, Is Killed…
  215. 215Chap. III — Constantine Meets With Disturbances From the Saxons and…
  216. 216Chap. IV — Constantine, Having Murdered the Two Sons of Modred, Is…
  217. 217Chap. V — Aurelius Conan Reigns After Constantine
  218. 218Chap. VI — Wortiporius, Being Declared King, Conquers the Saxons
  219. 219Chap. VII — Malgo, King of Britain, and a Most Graceful Person, Add…
  220. 220Chap. VIII — Britain, in the Flame of a Civil War Under King Careti…
  221. 221Chap. IX — The Author Upbraids the Britons
  222. 222Chap. X — Loegria Is Again Inhabited by the Saxons. The Britons, Wi…
  223. 223Chap. XI — The Britons Lose Their Kingdom
  224. 224Chap. XII — Augustine, Being Sent by Pope Gregory Into Britain, Pre…
  225. 225Chap. XIII — Ethelfrid Kills a Great Number of the British Monks, b…
  226. 226Book XII
  227. 227Chap. II — Cadwalla Breaks the Covenant He Had Made With Edwin
  228. 228Chap. III — A Quarrel Between Cadwalla and Edwin
  229. 229Chap. IV — Cadwalla Is Vanquished by Edwin, and Driven Out of the K…
  230. 230Chap. V — The Speech of Salomon, King of Armorica, to Cadwalla
  231. 231Chap. VI — Cadwalla’s Answer to Salomon
  232. 232Chap. VII — Brian Kills Edwin’s Magician
  233. 233Chap. VIII — Cadwalla Takes Penda, and Routs His Army
  234. 234Chap. IX — Cadwalla Kills Osric and Aidan in Fight
  235. 235Chap. X — Oswald Routs Penda in Fight, but Is Killed by Cadwalla Co…
  236. 236Chap. XI — Oswy Submits to Cadwalla. Penda Desires Leave of Cadwall…
  237. 237Chap. XII — Cadwalla Is Advised to Suffer Penda to Make an Insurrec…
  238. 238Chap. XIII — Penda Is Killed by Oswy. Cadwalla Dies
  239. 239Chap. XIV — Cadwallader Succeeds Cadwalla
  240. 240Chap. XV — The Britons Are Compelled, by Pestilence and Famine, to…
  241. 241Chap. XVI — Cadwallader With His People Goes to Alan. The Saxons Se…
  242. 242Chap. XVII — Cadwallader Is by the Voice of an Angel Deterred From…
  243. 243Chap. XVIII — Cadwallader Goes to Rome and Dies
  244. 244Chap. XIX — The Two Britons, Ivor and Ini, in Vain Attack the Natio…
  245. 245Chap. XX — Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Conclusion
  246. 246The Works of Gildas Surnamed — “Sapiens,” or the Wise — The Works o…
  247. 247II — The History
  248. 248III — The Epistle
  249. 249Nennius’s History of the Britons Nennius’s History of the Britons
  250. 250II — The Apology of Nennius
  251. 251III — The History
  252. 252The Spurious Chronicle of Richard of Cirencester — Richard of Ciren…
  253. 253Chap. II
  254. 254Chap. III
  255. 255Chap. IV
  256. 256Chap. V
  257. 257Chap. VI
  258. 258Chap. VII
  259. 259Chap. VIII
  260. 260Book II — Preface
  261. 261Chap. I
  262. 262Chap. II
  263. 263Appendix — No. I.
  264. 264Diaphragmata
  265. 265Appendix — No. II
  266. 266Topographical Index
  267. 267An Alphabetical List of Books Contained in Bohn’s Libraries
  268. 268Bell’s Handbooks of the Great Masters in Painting and Sculpture
  269. 269The the Aldine Edition of the British Poets
  270. 270The All-England Series
  271. 271Bell’s Cathedral Series
  272. 272Bell’s Handbooks to Continental Churches
  273. 273The Best Practical Working Dictionary of the English Language — Web…

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