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Page 128
... Danish armies in Northumbria never recovered from the battle , and the Danish Midlands and East Anglia thus lay open to English conquest . Up to this point Mercia and Wessex had been the defenders , often reduced to the most grievous ...
... Danish armies in Northumbria never recovered from the battle , and the Danish Midlands and East Anglia thus lay open to English conquest . Up to this point Mercia and Wessex had been the defenders , often reduced to the most grievous ...
Page 132
... Danish settlement covering the great eastern plain , in which Danish blood and Danish customs survived under the authority of the English king . In the brilliant and peaceful reign of Edgar all this long building had reached its ...
... Danish settlement covering the great eastern plain , in which Danish blood and Danish customs survived under the authority of the English king . In the brilliant and peaceful reign of Edgar all this long building had reached its ...
Page 139
... Danish army with a huge indemnity , and the new King , in " an oath of his soul , " endorsed by his chiefs , bound himself to rule for all . Such was the compact solemnly signed by the English and Danish leaders . " The kingly house ...
... Danish army with a huge indemnity , and the new King , in " an oath of his soul , " endorsed by his chiefs , bound himself to rule for all . Such was the compact solemnly signed by the English and Danish leaders . " The kingly house ...
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