And he found there a band ofAthelings asleep after feasting.
Warriors were hurrying and Athelings were eager to go to their people.
Quickly she had seized one of the Athelings fast in her grip when forth she was fleeing away to the fen-land.
And the drift of her uncontrolled thoughts during it may be guessed by the first query she made of her intelligence when the noisy music ceased:-- "I wonder what the Athelings are doing?
Perhaps also he was inclined to break up the close friendship between the Athelings and his heir.
This condition of affairs naturally threw her very much upon the Athelings for society.
He will have an explanation at the Athelings instead," she thought; and she waited curiously for some remark which might open the way for her confession--or else close it.
Would you have me sit quiet and hear the Athelings made little of.
Spear-Danes of yore days, so was it That we learn'd of the fair fame of kings of the folks And the athelings a-faring in framing of valour.
But one of the athelings she speedily handled And caught up full fast, and fenward so fared.
The queen and her ladies had the larger after cabin, and Elfric and the athelings and the two priests had that under the fore deck.
And more than this, if Cnut must leave England alone presently, when Eadmund died he would claim the throne at once, either for himself or for one of theseathelings as his under-king.
Now she and the athelings her sons were back in Normandy, and one might see what the reason of this policy was, Not only was Duke Richard kept quiet, but also Cnut was stepfather to Eadward Atheling and his brothers.
It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
Then he minded me that I alone of all his athelings knew this Welsh tongue as if born thereto, and also that men knew me as the son of Owen the prince, so that the Welsh would hardly hold me as a stranger.
Presently the queen and athelings came there to him, and were safe.
None but thanes were to be in the island with him; and from that time the name we knew it by began, as one by one the athelings crossed the fen paths thereto, and were lost, as it were, in the hiding place.
All on the pyre were plain to see the gory sark, the gilded swine-crest, boar of hard iron, and athelings many slain by the sword: at the slaughter they fell.
He, swiftly banished to mingle with monsters at mercy of foes, to death was betrayed; for torrents of sorrow had lamed him too long; a load of care to earls and athelings all he proved.
So had they killed it, kinsmen both, athelings twain: thus an earl should be in danger's day!
The swordsmen hastened, athelings all were eager homeward forth to fare; and far from thence the great-hearted guest would guide his keel.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "athelings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
