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merida_n they_o muster_v their_o force_n etius_n dread_v their_o multitude_n but_o much_o more_o surprise_v at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n 423._o 423._o attempt_v nothing_o upon_o they_o thus_o gensericus_fw-la be_v leave_v at_o leisure_n to_o pass_v over_o into_o africa_n where_o he_o utter_o abolish_v the_o name_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o hermenericus_fw-la 427._o 427._o whilst_o the_o vandal_n be_v employ_v in_o africa_n enlarge_v the_o border_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o almost_o the_o same_o extent_n it_o now_o bear_v 9_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n suevian_o war_n betwixt_o the_o roman_n and_o suevian_o who_o succeed_v honorius_n understand_v the_o vandal_n be_v go_v over_o into_o africa_n command_v his_o general_n sebastian_n to_o invade_v the_o alan_n leave_v in_o lusitania_n merida_n and_o all_o that_o territory_n be_v easy_o take_v from_o they_o as_o be_v lisbon_n and_o estremadura_n from_o the_o suevian_o sebastian_z now_o victorious_a forget_v his_o duty_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v proclaim_v king_n of_o what_o part_n he_o have_v recover_v of_o lusitania_n yet_o his_o friend_n fail_v he_o he_o be_v soon_o kill_v and_o by_o his_o death_n the_o alan_n and_o suevian_o have_v a_o opportunity_n of_o recover_v merida_n and_o lisbon_n hermenericus_fw-la grow_v old_n and_o infirm_a cause_v his_o son_n richila_n to_o be_v proclaim_v king_n who_o prove_v one_o of_o the_o most_o fortunate_a prince_n of_o the_o suevian_o whilst_o hermenericus_fw-la rejoice_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o survive_v in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o son_n andebalus_n the_o imperial_a general_n be_v on_o his_o march_n to_o recover_v what_o sebastian_n have_v lose_v richila_n to_o begin_v his_o reign_n honourable_o gather_v a_o mighty_a power_n and_o meeting_n andebalus_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n xenil_n then_o call_v silingus_n slay_v he_o and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n 10._o all_o andaluzia_n easy_o submit_v to_o the_o victorious_a king_n andaluzia_n richila_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o lusitania_n and_o andaluzia_n as_o do_v also_o merida_n where_o there_o have_v be_v a_o imperial_a garrison_n ever_o since_o sebastian_n take_v it_o all_o lusitania_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v bring_v under_o and_o richila_n become_v absolute_a in_o andaluzia_n and_o lusitania_n old_a hermenericus_fw-la die_v content_o leave_v such_o a_o heir_n in_o the_o town_n of_o britonium_fw-la near_o viana_n de_fw-fr caminha_n on_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n minho_n 440._o 440._o another_o author_n who_o call_v he_o monarch_n of_o spain_n say_v he_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o river_n guadiana_n near_o unto_o merida_n richila_n be_v sensible_a how_o much_o more_o easy_a it_o be_v to_o gain_v than_o to_o preserve_v too_o large_a a_o dominion_n voluntary_o resign_v up_o cartagena_n and_o carpentania_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o enter_v into_o league_n with_o they_o by_o that_o mean_v establish_v a_o large_a and_o peaceable_a kingdom_n 448._o 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