Castles built by Alfred, 250 Church, Alfred’s relation to the, 63 _City of God_, Orosius’s, 177 Code of Alfred, 174-176 Courts of bishops and great men, 212 _Cura Pastoralis_, 179, 180 translation of, 187 Danes, Alfred’s feelings towards, 83 baptism of, 85 first appearance of, 11 second invasion of, 55 wars of, 15 Danish Conquest, 15 invasion, 46-50 _Dialogues_ of Gregory the Great, 180 Ealhswith, 129 Ecclesiastical Laws, 97-99 Eddington, battle of, 118 Edmund the Martyr, 130 Education of Alfred’s children, 87, 88 of children, Alfred’s views on, 188 Embassies to foreign parts, 95, 96 England in Alfred’s time, map of, 2 Ethelred, death of, 133 Ethelwulf’s will, 73 Europe, summary of inhabitants, 154-156 Final judgment in court, 220 Foreign discoveries, 59, 60 Fortification of towns, 141, 143 Gregory the Great, 179 Gregory’s treatise, 105 Guthrum, King of Danes, 50 treaty with, 55 Haddeby, 160 _Hierdebóc_, 187-192 Hyde Abbey, Register of, 110 Income, distribution of, 92 John the Scot, 108 Kingdom, settlement of, 54 King, portrait of, by Alfred, 61, 62 King’s peace, 228 Kriegs Spiel, 16 Laws, code of, compiled, 53 Learning, encouragement of, 60, 61 introduced, 90 Letter to bishops, 189-192 Life work of Alfred, 66 Literature fostered by Alfred, 29 London fortified, 19, 20 restoration of, 57 Map of Alfred’s England, 2 Manual, formation of Alfred’s, 94 Military tactics of Alfred, 118 Monasteries, foundation of, 93, 94 rebuilt, 26, 27 Monument to Alfred, reasons for, 36 Naval forces, state of, 123-125 Navy, development of, 135, 140 foundation of, 52 Oath, in court of law, 214-217 Oht-here, voyage of, 157-160 Orosius, Paulus, 152, 177 Payments for convenience, 225, 231 Peace of 878, 139 Pilgrimages to Rome, 75 Property law, 231, 232 Religion of the tribes, 3-5 Religious bequests by Alfred, 112 Rome, Alfred’s connection with, 28 communication with, 86 Slaves, freedom of, 113 of Anglo-Saxons, 223-225 St. Cuthbert, 15 St. Lawrence, Bradford-on-Avon, 248 State of English defences, 119-123 Stone masonry, 248 Thegnhood increased, 143, 144 Viking raids, 125-129, 135-139 Vikings, invasion of, 55 Voyages of Oht-here and Wulfstan, 157-160 Walls of London restored by Alfred, 245, 247 Wergild, payment of, 233 Will of Alfred, 110, 203 of Ethelwulf, 73 Witenagemot, 31, 32, 211 Women of Anglo-Saxons, 7, 8 Writings of Alfred, 63, 64 Wulfstan, voyage of, 160, 161 York, battle of, 128 _Printed by R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, Edinburgh._ THE THOUSANDTH ANNIVERSARY OF KING ALFRED THE GREAT 1901