A contemporary report tells that Thorkell the Tall attempted to save Ælfheah from the mob about to kill him by offering them everything he owned except for his ship, in exchange for Ælfheah's life ; Thorkell's presence is not mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, however.

Knife symbols can be found in various cultures to symbolize all stages of life ; for example, a knife placed under the bed while giving birth is said to ease the pain, or, stuck into the headboard of a cradle, to protect the baby ; knives were included in some Anglo-Saxon burial rites, so the dead would not be defenseless in the next world.

Both focuse on court life in Dunfermline, and the Margaret helping introduce Anglo-Saxon culture in Scotland.

The technology of everyday life is not well recorded, but archaeological evidence shows it to have been similar to that in Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England.

Another episode of Leo's life celebrated by the Urbinate in his series of frescoes for the Incendio di Borgo is the burning of the Anglo-Saxon district of Rome ( the " Borgo "), which, according to the legend, was stopped by Leo simply making the sign of the cross.

Scholars disagree about the various, too often contradictory, accounts of his life given in sources from his era of history, such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Adam of Bremen's Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum, and the Heimskringla, a 13th-century work by Icelandic author Snorri Sturluson.

The Métis and the Anglo-Métis ( commonly known as Countryborn, children of First Nations women and Orcadian, Scottish or English men ), joined forces to stand up for their rights and to protect their age-old way of life against an aggressive and distant Anglo-Saxon government and its local colonizing agents.

About half of the Life is little more than a translation of part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the years 851 – 887, though Asser adds personal opinions and interpolates information about Alfred's life.

In addition to being the primary source for Alfred's life, Asser's work is also a source for other historical periods, where he adds material to his translation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Late in his life, he became a student, lecturer, and, finally, a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, specializing in the works of the English novelists, Shakespeare, the Elizabethan sonneteers, Chaucer, and the Anglo-Saxon poets.

Little is known of his life or reign, but he was regarded as the founder of a line from which later Anglo-Saxon kings in this part of northern England and southern Scotland claimed descent.

The Anglo-Saxon legal code substituted payment of wergild for direct retribution: a particular person's life had a fixed value, derived from his social position ; any homicide was compensated by paying the appropriate wergild, regardless of intent.

Whereas the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf and Widsith do not go further than treating his relationship with Hroðgar and their animosity with Froda and Ingeld, the Scandinavian sources expand on his life as the king at Lejre and on his relationship with Halga, Hroðgar's brother.

As William of Poitiers primarily details the life of Duke William there are few insights into how Anglo-Saxon society looked and functioned prior to 1066.

The life of a woman such as could be imagined in the Anglo-Saxon world around 1840.

Like most of the early Anglo-Saxon kings, very little is known about his life.

Due to the high circulation of his books, especially in the Anglo-Saxon world, he led a relatively comfortable life in exile.

Meanwhile he had continued his research in Germany, in Leipzig and Halle, and would keep close contact with German universities for all of his life ; although as a teacher and scientific leader he was known for his " Anglo-Saxon style " — clear and simplistic in his presentations emphasizing the grand lines rather than intriguing details and exceptions — but also as demanding, authoritarian, keen of the dignity of his office, and maybe too self-confident.

On the same day, his wife announced at a press conference that her husband's real name was Traven Torsvan Croves, that he had been born in Chicago on 3 May 1890 to a Norwegian father Burton Torsvan and a mother Dorothy Croves of Anglo-Saxon descent and that he had also used the pseudonyms B. Traven and Hal Croves in his life.

Bede's account of life at the court of the Anglo-Saxon kings includes little of the violence that Gregory of Tours mentions as a frequent occurrence at the Frankish court.

It has been asserted that this poem demonstrates the fundamental Anglo-Saxon belief that life is shaped by fate.

At the top of the social structure was the king, who stood above many of the normal processes of Anglo-Saxon life and whose household had special privileges and protection.

The main museum building features the ' Age of Bede ' exhibit, including excavated artifacts from the historic monastery such as stained glass, imported pottery, coins and stone carvings, and exhibits about Anglo-Saxon culture, Bede's life and works, the life of a monk, and the medieval Kingdom of Northumbria.

The suitors argue over which gift is rarest, but the princess points out that without any one gift, the remaining two would have been useless in saving her life.

Much later in life, he sees his only son fall in love with a lovely Shepherd's daughter — who is, in fact, a Sicilian princess.

The style is held for life, so a princess cannot be given the style during the lifetime of another Princess Royal.

The 15-year-old princess quickly charmed the Milanese court with her joy in life, her laughter, and even her extravagance.

One of them, Armand, comte de Guiche, became the lover of Henrietta Anne Stuart, Duchess of Orléans, while a daughter, Catherine Charlotte, afterwards princess of Monaco by marriage to Louis de Grimaldi, was the object of the one passion of Lauzun's life.

He renounced his religious life to better serve the people and even married a princess for a short time and had a son.

When he met Konohana-no-Sakuya-Bime ( Tree-Blossom-Blooming-Princess ), a beautiful princess he asked her father for her hand in marriage and her father agreed sending with her many gifts and her sister Ihanaga-Hime ( Eternal-Rock-Princess ), Ihanaga-Hime's father wanted to endow Hononinigi's children with long life like that of a rock.

Lasaraleen cannot understand why Aravis would want to abandon the life of a Calormene princess, but she helps Aravis escape through the palace.

The work was republished under the title Canti di Serafina Thopia, principessa di Zadrina nel secolo XV, Naples 1843 ( Songs of Serafina Thopia, princess of Zadrina in the 15th century ) and in later years in a third version as Specchio di umano transito, vita di Serafina Thopia, Principessa di Ducagino, Naples 1897 ( Mirror of human transience, life of Serafina Thopia, princess of Dukagjin ).

Jerome begs for his son's life, but Manfred says Jerome must either give up the princess or his son's life.

It was built in late 19th century, and now hosts a museum about the daily life of the Zanzibari royal family, including items that belonged to Sayyida Salme, a former Zanzibar princess that fled to relocate in Europe with her husband.

Unfortunately, as Nicholson loses his Darwinian foothold in life, the movie takes a backslide too ... Pfeiffer's presence seems more the result of agent negotiation than organic storytelling ; her character is semi-believable at best-a frigid princess, misunderstood by everyone but instantly amenable to Nicholson partly because there's schizophrenia in her family.

His daughter from an Incan princess returned at 18 to marry her uncle and lived the rest of her life in Trujillo as a lady of great estate.

* Princess Irmoplotz and Queen Zonthara ( voiced by Melissa Rivers and Joan Rivers )-the evil sorceress princess of Hyrogoth that is trying to destroy Dave ( or more likely she just wants to make Dave's life miserable ).

Willow and Buffy express remorse for the princess ; dying before she could really live her life.

Buffy and Ampata bond over the tale of the Inca Princess, Ampata stating that the princess was forced into her " destiny " by her people, as they claimed she was the only girl of her generation who could save them ; Buffy miserably notes that this parallels her own life.

Later in his life, as Hang Tuah progressed in his years, the warrior was ordered by the successive Malaccan Sultan to court a legendary princess on the Sultan's behalf.

The arches are decorated with scenes from the life of the saint, including Apotheosis of the saint in the center, Crucifixion, Saint lost at sea, and at left, Baptism of an Indian princess, by Giovanni Andrea Carlone.

The legend claims that one can see Green Mantle when looking into the mist of Kakabeka Falls, a monument to the princess that gave her life to save her people.

He wanted his life to be like the Wonder Picture Book, with himself as the hero and Yale as his " princess.

This temple is dedicated to Sui Mata, the local princess of Chamba who sacrifice her life for the people of her kingdom. Colourful paintings on the temple wall depicts the story of SuiMata.

The princess begs to be allowed to end her life.