Early Britain
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Each army sent a flight of javelins at each other, and then closed in deadly conflict with the broad sword. The Alderman, wounded early in the battle, fought on till he died, not failing to sell his life dearly. The struggle went on over his corpse ; till a panic fell on the English line, and the Danes were able to carry off the dead hero. But it was recovered from their hands, whether by their own action in doing honour to so brave a foe, or by a sally of the English, we cannot say. Anyhow it ...was buried in the great church of Ely with all the honours that the abbot and his monks could pay.
The victory at Maldon rested with the Danes, but if there had been many English leaders such as Brith- noth, it would have been like the victories over the Romans which cost Pyrrhus so dear. Unhappily such 264 EDWARD AND ETHELRED.
were not to be found, or they had not the ear of the king. Instead of readily resisting, Ethelred and his counsellors, among whom was Sigeric, an unworthy successor of Dunstan, preferred the cowardly and foolish policy of buying off the invaders.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Each army sent a flight of javelins at each other, and then closed in deadly conflict with the broad sword. The Alderman, wounded early in the battle, fought on till he died, not failing to sell his life dearly. The struggle went on over his corpse ; till a panic fell on the English line, and the Danes were able to carry off the dead hero. But it was recovered from their hands, whether by their own action in doing honour to so brave a foe, or by a sally of the English, we cannot say. Anyhow it ...was buried in the great church of Ely with all the honours that the abbot and his monks could pay.
The victory at Maldon rested with the Danes, but if there had been many English leaders such as Brith- noth, it would have been like the victories over the Romans which cost Pyrrhus so dear. Unhappily such 264 EDWARD AND ETHELRED.
were not to be found, or they had not the ear of the king. Instead of readily resisting, Ethelred and his counsellors, among whom was Sigeric, an unworthy successor of Dunstan, preferred the cowardly and foolish policy of buying off the invaders.
What to read after Early Britain?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Church Alfred John to read onlineMoreLess
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