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... Earl Godwine and his son Harold . On Eadward's death , however , Harold sought the crown , and had himself chosen king . This woke rivalry and dissension among the other nobles , and so laid England open to the ambition of its neighbour ...
... Earl Godwine and his son Harold . On Eadward's death , however , Harold sought the crown , and had himself chosen king . This woke rivalry and dissension among the other nobles , and so laid England open to the ambition of its neighbour ...
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... Earl Gyrth , who we know fought near his brother the King , was able to hurl a spear directly at him . It missed the Duke , but his horse was killed and fell under him , as two others did before the day was out . Duke William then ...
... Earl Gyrth , who we know fought near his brother the King , was able to hurl a spear directly at him . It missed the Duke , but his horse was killed and fell under him , as two others did before the day was out . Duke William then ...
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... the land 1 1 Siward and Tostig had been successively Earls of North- umbria , and had ruled its wild population with terrible sternness . which he had now won . Siward and Tostig were THE HARRYING OF THE NORTH . 4I IX.
... the land 1 1 Siward and Tostig had been successively Earls of North- umbria , and had ruled its wild population with terrible sternness . which he had now won . Siward and Tostig were THE HARRYING OF THE NORTH . 4I IX.
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... Normandy from his brother , and conquered Maine . He hoped to become master of all Southern France , and perhaps to make his way over the Alps . Earl and Churl , scattering in every direction . It DEATH OF THE RED KING . 59.
... Normandy from his brother , and conquered Maine . He hoped to become master of all Southern France , and perhaps to make his way over the Alps . Earl and Churl , scattering in every direction . It DEATH OF THE RED KING . 59.
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John Richard Green. Earl and Churl , scattering in every direction . It seemed as if the intelligence sounded out of the ground throughout the Forest . At the same time a consentaneous outcry arose , no one can tell how it began , that ...
John Richard Green. Earl and Churl , scattering in every direction . It seemed as if the intelligence sounded out of the ground throughout the Forest . At the same time a consentaneous outcry arose , no one can tell how it began , that ...
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