The story of the middle ages; an elementary history for sixth and seventh grades . ho he was) forletting some coarse cakes burn which she was bakingbefore the fire. An old song represents the womanas saying: Cant you mind the cakes, man? And dont you see them burn?Im bound youll eat them fast enough, As soon as tis the turn. In the end Alfred defeated the Northmen in a greatbattle, and forced their king to make peace. The re-mainder of his reign was given up to improving educa-tion and bettering the condition of his people. He wasthe wisest, best, and greatest King that ever reigned 128 TEE ST
The story of the middle ages; an elementary history for sixth and seventh grades . ho he was) forletting some coarse cakes burn which she was bakingbefore the fire. An old song represents the womanas saying: Cant you mind the cakes, man? And dont you see them burn?Im bound youll eat them fast enough, As soon as tis the turn. In the end Alfred defeated the Northmen in a greatbattle, and forced their king to make peace. The re-mainder of his reign was given up to improving educa-tion and bettering the condition of his people. He wasthe wisest, best, and greatest King that ever reigned 128 TEE STOBY OF THE MfDDLE AGES in England, and the good effet-ts of liis rule lastedlong after he was gone. But, after a time, the rule came again into the hands of weak kings, and again Northmen overran the land. ^ ^ , Canute, King of Denmark and Norway, Canute of ^ ? iiTeTa^d ^^^ conquered England, and was recognized as(1016-1035). j^ 1^^^. .^]i ^^^ j.^j^j Fortunately the Northmen were now Christians and more civilized than,they had been in Alfreds day; and Canute ruled Eng. HOUSE OF AX ENGLISH NOBLEMANFrom an oUi manuscript. The lord and bis lady are giving alms to the poor. land as a strong and able King for nearl}- twenty Canutes death there was again trouble for anumber of years. First his unworthy sons ruled afterhim; and when their short reigns Avere at an end, a wellmeaning but weak King of the old English line, namedEdward, was placed on the throne. His mother was aNorman, and he himself had spent a part of his youtliin Normandv, where the descendants of the Northmen ENGLAND IN THE MIDDLE AGES 129 Avere now the most energetic and enlightened people ofFrance. King Edward was so fond of the Normansthat he invited many of them to come over into hiskingdom, wliere he showed them such favor that itaroused the jealousy of the English and led to manyconflicts. When Edward died, in the year 1066, with-out leaving a son to succeed him, the English chose asKing a no
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