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... began to doubt if mortals could find such charming abodes upon any part of this earth , even if they were lucky enough to get beyond the north wind ; and so the belief in hyperboreans died out . But , for all that , the Northmen , as ...
... began to doubt if mortals could find such charming abodes upon any part of this earth , even if they were lucky enough to get beyond the north wind ; and so the belief in hyperboreans died out . But , for all that , the Northmen , as ...
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... began to follow the religion of Odin . Some persons have thought that under the name of Odin , or Woden , men worshipped the powers of nature ; others , that the fables invented in regard to him and the other northern gods , who were ...
... began to follow the religion of Odin . Some persons have thought that under the name of Odin , or Woden , men worshipped the powers of nature ; others , that the fables invented in regard to him and the other northern gods , who were ...
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... began to wander westward in search of new homes and came into Europe , they separated into different nations , and by degrees came to speak different dialects , until at last distinct languages were formed among them , which varied so ...
... began to wander westward in search of new homes and came into Europe , they separated into different nations , and by degrees came to speak different dialects , until at last distinct languages were formed among them , which varied so ...
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... began to appear in great numbers on the Continent . The Franks and Germans now learnt to fear their name as much as the English had once done , for in the lands where Charlemagne had reigned there was no prince strong enough to drive ...
... began to appear in great numbers on the Continent . The Franks and Germans now learnt to fear their name as much as the English had once done , for in the lands where Charlemagne had reigned there was no prince strong enough to drive ...
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... began the work of conversion by buying young slaves and baptizing them . Louis was full of hope and joy at the prospect of bringing the whole of Denmark , as he believed , to the faith of Christ . But , to his great sorrow , he soon ...
... began the work of conversion by buying young slaves and baptizing them . Louis was full of hope and joy at the prospect of bringing the whole of Denmark , as he believed , to the faith of Christ . But , to his great sorrow , he soon ...
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