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" In that place of prayer very many miraculous cures are known to have been performed, as a token and memorial of the king's faith ; for even to this day, many are wont to cut off small chips from the wood of the holy cross, which being put into water,... "
The Cross in the Life and Literature of the Anglo-Saxons - Page 80
by William Oliver Stevens - 1904 - 105 pages
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Northumbrian saints; or, Chapters from the early history of the English Church

Edgar Charles S. Gibson (bp. of Gloucester.) - 1884 - 156 pages
...are preserved, but we are told that all did as he had commanded, and accordingly advancing towards the enemy, with the first dawn of day, they obtained the victory as their faith deserved. The death of Cadwalla left Oswald undisputed master of the whole of Northumbria. His first care was...
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The Monthly Chronicle of North-Country Lore and Legend, Volume 2

Northumberland (England) - 1888 - 600 pages
...cried to his army, 'Let us all kneel.'" All did as he commanded, and, accordingly, advancing towards the enemy with the first dawn of day, they obtained the victory. "The impious commander of the Britons was slain, though he had most numerous forces, which he boasted...
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Select Translations from Old English Prose, Volume 10

Albert Stanburrough Cook, Chauncey Brewster Tinker - Anglo-Saxon literature - 1908 - 314 pages
...undertaken a just war for the safety of our nation.' All did as he had commanded, and, advancing towards the enemy with the first dawn of day, they obtained the victory, as their faith deserved.1 In that place of prayer very many miraculous cures are known to have been performed as a...
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Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: A Revised Translation

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - Great Britain - 1912 - 490 pages
...just war for the safety of our nation." All did as he had commanded, and accordingly advancing towards the enemy with the first dawn of day, they obtained the victory, as their faith deserved. In the place where they prayed very many miracles of healing are known to have been wrought, as a token...
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The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation

St Bede - Religion - 2007 - 389 pages
...just war for the safety of our nation." All did as he had commanded, and accordingly advancing towards the enemy with the first dawn of day, they obtained...cures are known to have been performed, as a token and memorial of the king's faith ; for even to this day, many are wont to cut off small chips from the...
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A Heritage Of Holy Wood: The Legend Of The True Cross In Text And Image

Barbara Baert - Religion - 2004 - 597 pages
...that we have undertaken a just war for the safety of our nation." All did as he commanded, and [. . .] they obtained the victory as their faith deserved....cures are known to have been performed, as a token and memorial of the king's faith; for even to this day, many are wont to cut off small chips from the wood...
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