Ireland and the Making of BritainFunk and Wagnalls, 1921 - 363 стор. |
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Ireland and the Making of Britain: With Map of Medieval Ireland and Britain Benedict Fitzpatrick Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2019 |
Ireland and the Making of Britain: With Map of Medieval Ireland and Britain Benedict Fitzpatrick Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2019 |
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abbot abroad Adamnan Aidan Alcuin Aldfrid Aldhelm ancient Anglo-Saxon appears Armagh Augustine Bangor became Bede bishop Book brethren Britain Britons Cæsar called Celt Celtic Christian church Ciaran civilization Clonard Clonmacnois Columbanus Columcille Columcille's conquest Continent Cormac culture Diarmuid Dicuil early East Eccl England English slaves Eriugena established Europe Finan foreign French Fursa Gael Gaelic Gall Gaul Greek Hist intellectual Iona Ireland Irish foundations Irish language Irish missionaries Irish scholars Irish schools Irish tongue Irishmen island Johannes Scotus Eriugena king kingdom land language later Latin learning Lindisfarne literary literature lived Malmesbury manuscripts master medieval Migne Moengal monastery monastic monks nation natives Niall ninth Northumbria Ogham pagan period Picts poems princes province reign Roman Rome saint Saxons says Scotland Scots Sedulius seventh century sixth century Symeon of Durham Tara tion Wales Welsh West William of Malmesbury writing
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Сторінка 311 - They greatly oppressed the wretched people by making them work at these castles, and when the castles were finished they filled them with devils and evil men.
Сторінка 239 - No reptiles are found there, and no snake can live there ; for, though often carried thither out of Britain, as soon as the ship comes near the shore, and the scent of the air reaches them, they die.
Сторінка 212 - I am of opinion, brother, that you were more severe to your unlearned hearers than you ought to have been, and did not at first, conformably to the apostolic rule, give them the milk of more easy doctrine, till being by degrees nourished with the word of God, they should be capable of greater perfection, and be able to practise God's sublimer precepts.
Сторінка 291 - So clean it was ruined amongst the English people, that there were very few on this side the Humber who could understand their service in English, or declare forth an epistle out of Latin into English ; and I think that there were not many beyond the Humber. So few such there were, that I cannot think of a single one to the south of the Thames when I began to reign.
Сторінка 92 - A red buckler with stars and animals of gold and fastenings of silver upon him. A crimson cloak in wide descending folds around him, fastened at his neck with precious stones. A torque of gold around his neck.
Сторінка 208 - The king also humbly and willingly in all cases giving ear to his admonitions, industriously applied himself to build and extend the church of Christ in his kingdom ; wherein, when the bishop, who was not skilful in the English tongue, preached the gospel, it was most delightful to see the king himself interpreting the word of God to his commanders and ministers, for he had perfectly learned the language of the Scots during his long banishment.
Сторінка 235 - which he governed shows how frugal he and his predecessors were, for there were very few houses besides the church found at their departure ; indeed, no more than were barely sufficient for their daily residence ; they had also no money, but cattle ; for if they received any money from rich persons, they immediately gave it to the poor ; there being no need to gather money, or provide...
Сторінка 219 - ... love of peace and charity ; his continence and humility ; his mind superior to anger and avarice, and despising pride and vainglory ; his industry in keeping and teaching the heavenly commandments ; his diligence in reading and watching ; his authority becoming a priest in reproving the haughty and powerful, and at the same time his tenderness in comforting the afflicted, and relieving and defending the poor.
Сторінка 321 - So strong an association is established in most minds between the greatness of a sovereign and the greatness of the nation which he rules, that almost every historian of England has expatiated with a sentiment of exultation on the power and splendour of her foreign masters, and has lamented the decay of that power and splendour as a calamity to our country.
Сторінка 222 - Hilda, the servant of Christ, being set over that monastery, began immediately to reduce all things to a regular system, according as she had been instructed by learned men ; for Bishop Aidan, and other religious men that knew her and loved her, frequently visited and diligently instructed her, because of her innate wisdom and inclination to the service of God.