Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 361
nd that ofthis church are connected with the Danes no one seems to know. One tradition,recorded by Mr. Hare,t relates the following story:—The body of Harold,illegitimate son of Canute, who reigned for a time after the death of his father,was ejected from a grave in the Abbey Church at Westminster… … corpse floated un-til It was pickedup by a fisher-man, who gave itChristian burial atthis spot. Anotherautliority statesthat WhenAlfred expelledthe remnant of theDanish nation, in886, those whohad married Eng-lish wives werestill permitted tolive here. A well, too,there was, whichbore St.…
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