Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . their ship with treasure,with slaves, clothes,dried meat,—anythingthat they could seize,—and carry it all back totheir own country, toshow their prowess tothose who had remainedat home. King Egbert was ableto drive these robbersaway, and so was hisson after him; but in thereigns of Egberts grand-sons, matters grew worse and worse, for the Danes ^ ^^^°^ ^°^se came in great swarms. There would be an alarm fromthe east, but before the king could go to th
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . their ship with treasure,with slaves, clothes,dried meat,—anythingthat they could seize,—and carry it all back totheir own country, toshow their prowess tothose who had remainedat home. King Egbert was ableto drive these robbersaway, and so was hisson after him; but in thereigns of Egberts grand-sons, matters grew worse and worse, for the Danes ^ ^^^°^ ^°^se came in great swarms. There would be an alarm fromthe east, but before the king could go to the rescue,another alarm would come from the south. Houses wereburned, people tortured or killed or carried away as a man planted a field of grain, he had little hope ofbeing able to reap it. The Daries hated the Englishfor giving up the old gods, Woden and Thor, and theydelighted in killing the monks and in robl)ing andburning the churches and monasteries. Everything thatwas made of gold or of silver was seized by therobbers. The precious manuscripts were of no value tothem, and they took special care to burn every one that. 26 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [878 they could find, because they beUeved that the mysteriousletters were magical signs that would work them harm ifthey were not destroyed. So great was the fear of the Danesthat in many places this prayer was added to the churchLitany: From the fury of the Northmen, Good Lord,deliver us. 18. The reign of Alfred the Great, 871-901.—The youngestof Egberts grandsons, who was named Alfred, was onlytwenty-two years of age when he became king. He was agreat favourite among his people, but they were too wretchedto have any rejoicing when he came to the throne. Faster and faster came the Danes. Alfred fought thembravely, but their forces were overwhelming. The wholeland was overrun, and Alfred could no longer hold thethrone. But he had no idea of abandoning his suffering a severe defeat, he withdrew to a marsh
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