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speechless_a and_o soon_o after_o expire_a be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n ibid._n harold_n surname_v harefoot_n the_o son_n of_o canute_n elect_a king_n by_o duke_n leofric_n and_o the_o mercian_n p._n 273._o he_o banish_v his_o mother-in-law_n emma_n p._n 274._o his_o perfidiousness_n and_o cruelty_n towards_o elfred_n the_o son_n of_o ethelred_n p._n 274._o 276._o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n p._n 276._o harold_n son_n of_o godwin_n make_v earl_n of_o kent_n and_o send_v against_o prince_n griffin_n of_o wales_n p._n 292._o he_o reduce_v he_o at_o last_o to_o utmost_a extremity_n p._n 293._o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o normandy_n and_o bring_v to_o duke_n william_n he_o promise_v his_o endeavour_n to_o make_v he_o king_n of_o england_n p._n 295_o 296._o he_o take_v the_o crown_n himself_o p._n 299._o put_v off_o duke_n william_n demand_v it_o with_o a_o slight_a answer_n p._n 300_o 301._o be_v invade_v by_o his_o brother_n tosti_n p._n 300._o by_o harold_n 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have_v regan_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n leir_n give_v he_o in_o marriage_n p._n 18._o herebert_n a_o saxon_a earl_n slay_v with_o most_o part_n of_o his_o army_n by_o the_o dane_n at_o a_o place_n call_v mereswar_n p._n 193._o hinguar_n and_o hubba_n two_o danish_a brethren_n how_o they_o get_v foot_v by_o degree_n in_o england_n p._n 199_o 200._o histion_n say_v to_o be_v descend_v of_o japhet_n and_o to_o have_v have_v four_o son_n who_o people_v the_o great_a part_n of_o europe_n p._n 5._o honorius_n the_o emperor_n send_v aid_n twice_o to_o the_o britan_n against_o their_o northern_a invader_n p._n 101._o horsa_n the_o brother_n of_o hengist_n slay_v in_o the_o saxon_n war_n against_o the_o britan_n p._n 115_o 116._o his_o burial-place_n give_v name_n to_o horsted_n a_o town_n in_o kent_n p._n 116._o humbeanna_n and_o albert_n say_v by_o some_o to_o have_v share_v the_o kingdom_n of_o east-angle_n after_o one_o elfwald_n p._n 187._o i._o jago_n or_o lago_n succeed_v his_o uncle_n gurgustius_fw-la in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 21._o icenian_o and_o by_o their_o example_n the_o trinobantes_n rise_v up_o in_o arm_n against_o the_o roman_n p._n 63._o ida_n the_o saxon_a begin_v the_o kingdom_n of_o bernicia_n in_o northumberland_n p._n 126_o 127._o idwallo_n learn_v by_o his_o brother_n be_v ill_a success_n to_o rule_v well_o p._n 27._o immanuentius_n slay_v by_o cassibelan_n p._n 46._o immin_n eaba_n and_o eadbert_n nobleman_n of_o mercia_n throw_v off_o oswi_n and_o set_v up_o wulfer_n p._n 161._o ina_n succeed_v kedwalla_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n p._n 168._o he_o march_v into_o kent_n to_o demand_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o burn_a of_o mollo_n ibid._n be_v pacify_v by_o victre_v with_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n and_o the_o deliver_v up_o of_o the_o accessory_n ibid._n vanquish_v gerent_fw-la king_n of_o wales_n p._n 170._o stay_v kenwulf_n and_o albright_n and_o vanquish_v the_o east-angle_n p._n 171._o end_n his_o day_n at_o rome_n ibid._n 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259._o he_o practice_n against_o the_o life_n of_o prince_n edmund_n and_o revolt_n to_o the_o dane_n p._n 260._o his_o cunning_a device_n to_o hinder_v edmund_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o his_o victory_n against_o canute_n p._n 263_o 264._o be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o have_v be_v the_o contriver_n of_o king_n edmund_n murder_n p._n 266._o the_o government_n of_o the_o mercian_n confer_v upon_o he_o p._n 268._o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o canutus_n and_o his_o head_n stick_v upon_o a_o pole_n and_o set_v upon_o the_o high_a tower_n in_o london_n p._n 268._o edward_n the_o elder_a son_n and_o successor_n of_o king_n alfred_n have_v war_n with_o ethelwald_n his_o kinsman_n who_o aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n stir_v up_o the_o dane_n against_o he_o p._n 115_o 116._o he_o prove_v successful_a and_o potent_a divers_a prince_n and_o great_a commander_n of_o the_o dane_n submit_v to_o he_o p._n 216_o 217_o etc._n etc._n the_o king_n and_o whole_a nation_n of_o scotland_n with_o 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mother_n queen_n emma_n p._n 281._o he_o marry_v edith_n earl_n godwin_n daughter_n ibid._n he_o make_v preparation_n against_o magnus_n king_n of_o norway_n but_o next_o year_n make_v peace_n with_o harold_n harvager_n ibid._n he_o advance_v the_o norman_n in_o england_n which_o prove_v of_o ill_a consequence_n p._n 283._o he_o be_v oppose_v by_o earl_n godwin_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o eustace_n of_o boloign_n banish_v the_o earl_n and_o divorce_v his_o daughter_n who_o he_o have_v marry_v p._n 285_o 286._o entertain_v duke_n william_n of_o normandy_n p._n 287._o he_o send_v odo_n and_o radulf_n with_o a_o fleet_n against_o godwin_n and_o his_o son_n exercise_v piracy_n p._n 288._o reconciliation_n at_o length_n make_v he_o restore_v the_o earl_n his_o son_n and_o daughter_n all_o to_o their_o former_a dignity_n p._n 289._o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v design_v duke_n william_n of_o normandy_n his_o successor_n to_o the_o crown_n p._n 296._o die_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o westminster_n p._n 297._o his_o character_n p._n 297_o 298._o edwi_n the_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o edmund_n be_v crown_v at_o kingston_n p._n 233._o he_o banish_v bishop_n dunstan_n for_o reprove_v his_o wantonness_n with_o algiva_n and_o prove_v a_o enemy_n to_o all_o monk_n p._n 233_o 234._o the_o mercian_n and_o northumbrian_n revolt_v from_o he_o and_o set_v up_o his_o brother_n edgar_n p._n 234._o with_o grief_n thereof_o he_o end_v his_o day_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n ibid._n edwin_n throw_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o deira_n by_o ethelfrid_n p._n 133._o 146._o fly_v to_o redwall_n the_o east-angle_n for_o refuge_n he_o be_v defend_v against_o ethelfrid_n p._n 147._o he_o exceed_v in_o power_n and_o extent_n of_o dominion_n all_o before_o he_o p._n 148._o marry_v edelburga_n the_o sister_n of_o eadbald_n ibid._n he_o be_v wound_v by_o a_o assassin_n from_o cuichelm_fw-ge ibid._n the_o strange_a relation_n of_o his_o conversion_n to_o christianity_n p._n 149._o 150._o he_o persuade_v eorpald_v the_o son_n of_o redwald_n to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n p._n 153._o he_o be_v slay_v in_o a_o battle_n against_o kedwalla_n ibid._n edwin_n duke_n of_o the_o mercian_n see_v morcar_n elanius_fw-la reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 25._o eldadus_n p._n 28._o eldol_n ibid._n eledancus_n ibid._n elfled_a the_o sister_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a take_v derby_n from_o the_o dane_n p._n 218._o her_o army_n of_o mercian_n victorious_a against_o the_o welsh_a ibid._n after_o several_a martial_a act_n she_o die_v at_o tamworth_n p._n 221._o elfred_n the_o son_n of_o king_n ethelred_n by_o emma_n betray_v by_o earl_n godwin_n and_o cruel_o make_v away_o by_o harold_n p._n 274_o 276._o elfwald_n the_o son_n of_o oswulf_n succeed_v ethelred_n in_o northumberland_n be_v rebel_v against_o by_o two_o of_o his_o nobleman_n osbald_a and_o ethelheard_a p._n 177._o he_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o siggan_n one_o of_o his_o noble_n p._n 179._o elfwin_n slay_v in_o a_o battle_n between_o his_o brother_n ecfrid_n and_o ethelred_n p._n 166._o elidure_n noble_a demeanour_n towards_o his_o depose_a brother_n p._n 26._o after_o archigallo_n death_n he_o resume_v the_o government_n but_o be_v drive_v out_o again_o and_o imprison_v by_o his_o two_o other_o brethren_n p._n 27._o elind_n reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 28._o ella_n the_o saxon_a land_n with_o his_o three_o son_n and_o beat_v the_o britan_n in_o two_o battle_n p._n 119._o he_o and_o his_o son_n cissa_n take_v andredschester_n in_o kent_n by_o force_n ibid._n begin_v his_o kingdom_n of_o the_o south-saxons_a ibid._n elwold_n nephew_n of_o ethelwald_n reign_v king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n after_o aldulf_n p._n 187._o emeric_n succeed_v otha_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 127._o emma_n the_o daughter_n of_o richard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n marry_v first_o to_o k._n p._n 249._o afterward_o to_o canute_n p._n 268._o banish_v by_o her_o son-in-law_n harold_n she_o retire_v to_o flanders_n and_o be_v entertain_v by_o earl_n baldwin_n p._n 274._o her_o treasure_n seize_v on_o by_o her_o son_n king_n edward_n p._n 281._o she_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n p._n 287._o a_o tradition_n concern_v she_o question_v ib._n eorpwald_n the_o son_n of_o redwald_n king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n persuade_v to_o christianity_n by_o edwin_n p._n 113._o he_o be_v slay_v in_o fight_n by_o ricbert_n a_o pagan_a ibid._n erchenwin_n say_v by_o huntingdon_n to_o be_v the_o erector_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a p._n 121._o ercombert_n succeed_v eadbald_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 156._o eric_n see_v iric_a ermenred_n thought_n to_o have_v have_v more_o right_a to_o the_o kingdom_n than_o ercombert_n p._n 156._o escwin_n and_o kenswin_n the_o nephew_n and_o son_n of_o kinegil_n say_v to_o have_v succeed_v kenwalk_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n p._n 164._o escwin_n join_v battle_n with_o wulfer_n at_o bedanhafer_n and_o not_o long_o after_o decease_v ibid._n estrildis_n belove_v by_o locrine_n p._n 14._o be_v with_o her_o daughter_n sabra_n throw_v into_o a_o river_n p._n 15._o ethelbald_a king_n of_o mercia_n after_o ina_n command_v all_o the_o province_n on_o this_o side_n humber_n p._n 171._o he_o take_v the_o town_n of_o somerton_n p._n 173._o fraudulent_o assault_v part_n of_o northumberland_n in_o eadberts_n absence_n p._n 174._o his_o encounter_n at_o beorford_n with_o cuthred_n the_o west-saxon_a p._n 175._o in_o another_o bloody_a fight_n at_o secandune_n he_o be_v slay_v p._n 176._o ethelbald_n and_o ethelbert_n share_v the_o english-saxon_a kingdom_n between_o they_o after_o their_o father_n ethelwolf_n ethelbald_n marry_v judith_n his_o father_n widow_n p._n 198._o be_v bury_v at_o shirburn_n ibid._n ethelbert_n succeed_v emeric_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 127._o he_o be_v defeat_v at_o wibbandun_v by_o keaulin_n and_o his_o son_n cutha_n p._n 128._o enlarge_n his_o dominion_n from_o kent_n to_o humber_n p._n 137._o civil_o receive_v austin_n and_o his_o fellow-preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n p._n 139._o be_v himself_o baptize_v p._n 140._o move_v by_o austin_n he_o build_v s._n peter_n church_n in_o canterbury_n and_o endow_n it_o p._n 141._o he_o build_v and_o endow_n s._n paul_n church_n in_o london_n and_o the_o cathedral_n at_o rochester_n p._n 142._o his_o death_n p._n 145._o ethelbert_n eadbert_n and_o alric_n succeed_v their_o father_n victre_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 170._o see_v eadbright_n ethelbert_n the_o son_n of_o ethelwolf_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n ethelbald_n enjoy_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o himself_o p._n 198._o during_o his_o reign_n the_o dane_n waste_v kent_n p._n 199._o he_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o brother_n at_o shirburn_n ibid._n ethelfrid_n succeed_v ethelric_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o
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