The student's Hume Author:David Hume Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The Kaidtug of Lazarus. Sculpture of the IXth or Xtyi century from SdBey, now in Chichcsti'r Cathedral. CHAPTER III. THE ANGLO-SAXONS FROM THE UNION O... more »F ENGLAND TJNUEK EGBEHT TILL THE i:UCN OF CANUTE THE DNE. J 1. State of the Kingdom. §2. Invasion of the Dunes. Death of Egbert. § 3. Reign of Ethehvolf. His Journey to Rome. § 4. Revolt of Ethel- bald. § ". Reigns of Ethelbnkl, Ethelbert, Ethelrcd. Continued Invasions of the Danes. § G. Accession of Alfred. Successes of the Danes. Flight of Alfred. § 7. Alfred defeats the Danes. Their Settlement in East Anglia. The Danelagh. § 8. Wise Regulations of Alfred. New Danish War. Death of Alfred. § 9. His Character. His Love of Learning. § 10. His Policy and Legislation. § 11. Reigu of Edward the Elder. §12. Koign of Athelstane. His Conquests, Power, and foreign Connections. § 13. Reign of Edmund I. His Assassination. § 14. Reign of Edrcd. St. Dunstan; his Character and Power. §15. Reign ofEdwy. His Quarrel with St. Dunstan. §10. Reign of Edgar. His good Fortune. §17. Reign of Edward. His Assassination. § 18. ReignA.D. 827-6361 EGBERT. 39 of Ethclred II. Invasion of the Danes. Danegelt. § 19. Massacre of the Danes. §20. Conquest of England by Sweyn. Flight of Ethelrcd. § 21. Death of Sweyn, and Return of Ethelrcd. Invasion of Canute. Death of Ethelred. § 22. Division of England between Canute and Ed- mond Ironside. Murder of the latter. § 1. Egbert, A.u. 827-836.—Although England was not firmly cemented into one state under Egbert, as is usually represented, yet the power of this monarch and the union of so many provinces opened the prospect of future tranquillity; and it appeared more probable that the Anglo-Saxons would thenceforth become formidable to their neighbors, than be exposed to their inroads and devastations...« less