Llandaff, Book of, cited, 37, 39 _n._, 43, 44.
Llunwerth, bishop of St. Davids, succeeds Nobis, 20, 44.
Llwmbert, _see_ Llunwerth.
London, captured by the Danes in 851, 109;
Danes winter at, 99, 100, 109;
retain possession of, under treaty of Wedmore, 105, 109;
acquired by Alfred, 108, 109;
Alfred the second founder of, 109;
committed to the care of ealdorman Æthelred, 109;
conference on fortifications of, 111;
reinforcements raised from, 115;
captured Danish ships brought to, 115;
garrison of, fail to storm Danish lines, 117.
Long Dean, Wilts., Witenagemót held at, 126.
Lothair I, Emperor, assists Leo IV to fortify the papal suburb, 77.
Louis the Pious, Emperor, refuses to read the old heathen poems, 38 _n._;
crowned king of Aquitaine, at the age of three, 74;
letter of Æthelwulf to, 74;
his sons rebel against, 79;
compared with Æthelwulf, 79;
crowned by Charles the Great, 80 _n._;
investiture of Charles the Bald by, 196 _n._
Louis the Stammerer, king of the Franks, 40.
Louis, king of Northern France, called king of the Franks, 40.
Louis, St., king of France, comparison of, with Titus, 161 _n._;
with Alfred, 200, 202.
Lupus, abbot of Ferrières, corresponds with Æthelwulf and Felix, 17,
18 _n._, 71 _n._;
previously at Faremoûtier, 18 _n._
Lymne, R., Kent, Danes enter mouth of, 112.
Macbeth, one of three ‘Scots’ who come to Alfred, 131.
Maelduin, the Voyage of, 132.
Maelinmain, one of three ‘Scots’ who came to Alfred, 131.
Malmesbury, Wilts., William of, _see_ William.
Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor, comparison of, with Alfred, 200.
Marinus, Pope, St. Neot said to have visited, 56-8;
grants privileges to English School at Rome, 58;
said to have sent a fragment of the True Cross to Alfred, 58.
Martia, legendary British Queen, 63.
Marton, Wilts., battle of, 92, 93, 95.
Mercia, Witenagemóts of, 13, 14;
division of, by the Danes, 24, 102;
not included in Saxonia, 38;
Alfred acquires part of, 39;
relation of, to Wessex, 85;
Danes invade, 88, 99, 100;
Welsh invade, 99;
western part of, cleared of the Danes, 104;
shire system introduced into, 121;
supplies Alfred with teachers, 136, cf. 139 _n._, 169;
kings of, _see_ Æthelbald, Beornred, Berhtwulf, Burgred, Ceolwulf,
Offa, Penda;
lady of, _see_ Æthelflæd;
ealdorman of, _see_ Æthelred.
Meretun, _see_ Marton.
Mersea, Essex, Danes retire to, 117.
Milton (King’s), Kent, Danes fortify themselves at, 113;
negotiations of Alfred with Danes at, 113, cf. 163.
Milus, Eastern Saint, 34.