himself, tying the duchy more closely to the Lombard capital of Pavia. King Beorna of East Anglia dies. Prince Æthelred, descendant of the late king Rædwald...
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Beonna of East Anglia (redirect from Beorna of east anglia)
Beonna (also known as Beorna) was King of East Anglia from 749. He is notable for being the first East Anglian king whose coinage included both the ruler's...
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"well of Beorna", where Beorna is a name meaning "warrior". This etymology is however largely speculative – since no references to a "well of beorna" exist...
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e]ard hæfþ oftust on fenne ƿexeð on ƿature, ƿundaþ grimme blode breneð beorna gehƿẏlcne ðe him ænigne onfeng gedeþ. Reading the rune as eolhx (as discussed...
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set sail Beowulf 211–223 Seamus Heaney's verse Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon; streamas wundon, sund wið sande; secgas...
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wæs on ýðum Tíme pàssed a|wáy. On the tíde | flóated bát under beorge· beornas gearwe under bánk | their bóat. In her bóws | móunted on stefn stigon bráve...
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the origin of the name Bicester. It may be derived from a personal name Beorna and it may mean the 'Fort of the Warriors' or be Latin for Bi-cester, which...
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Translation and Commentary Fyrst forð gewát· flota wæs on ýðum bát under beorge· beornas gearwe on stefn stigon· stréamas wundon sund wið sande· secgas bǽron on...
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Oundle. The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Warrior's spring/stream', 'Beorna's spring/stream' or 'burial-place spring/stream'. The 2001 census showed...
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1999 verse Fyrst forð gewat; | flota wæs on yðum, bat under beorge. | Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon, — | strēamas wundon, sund wið sande; | secgas bæron...
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when they disembark in Denmark: The watchman is a "noble warrior" (guð-beorna) who, after listening to Beowulf's explanation of his voyage, directs his...
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himself, tying the duchy more closely to the Lombard capital of Pavia. King Beorna of East Anglia dies. Prince Æthelred, descendant of the late king Rædwald...
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wiþ þe sceolde for unc anum twam ærendspræce abeodan bealdlice, swa hit beorna ma uncre wordcwidas widdor ne mænden. I was along the sand, near the seawall...
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