ethelingeye

Updated: June 11, 2025

We have just seen him triumphant, and at peace with his defeated enemies. Suddenly, without the notice of any lost battle, we find him seeking refuge in the cottage of a herdsman in the Isle of Ethelingeye, or Island of Nobles, now called Athelney.

- Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 : A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more : than 200 of the most prominent personages in History