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... gained - The Skalds - The Goths - The earlier inhabitants of the North - The days of the week ; their names - The gods - Odin's faith ; its precepts ; his character ; his favour given to the rich - The Nor- ræna Mál - The Aryans - Our ...
... gained - The Skalds - The Goths - The earlier inhabitants of the North - The days of the week ; their names - The gods - Odin's faith ; its precepts ; his character ; his favour given to the rich - The Nor- ræna Mál - The Aryans - Our ...
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... gained by fighting . Luckily for himself he made choice of Lejre , also called Ledra , in the fruitful Danish island of Sjælland . Here the country was in a worse state than usual , which is saying very much , and Hardegon did not find ...
... gained by fighting . Luckily for himself he made choice of Lejre , also called Ledra , in the fruitful Danish island of Sjælland . Here the country was in a worse state than usual , which is saying very much , and Hardegon did not find ...
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... gained from them the nickname of the " Church's worm , " be- cause , like a worm , he was always gnawing at its supports . is not to be supposed that Gorm cared very much about the bad names that the poor Christians might give him , but ...
... gained from them the nickname of the " Church's worm , " be- cause , like a worm , he was always gnawing at its supports . is not to be supposed that Gorm cared very much about the bad names that the poor Christians might give him , but ...
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... gained for himself by force of arms ; and when we read of all that he did to improve the condition of his subjects , and of the quiet and order which reigned in England under him , we cannot wonder at the praise given to him by the ...
... gained for himself by force of arms ; and when we read of all that he did to improve the condition of his subjects , and of the quiet and order which reigned in England under him , we cannot wonder at the praise given to him by the ...
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... gained over to their cause some of the highest prelates in the kingdom , who did not disdain to take part in the most undignified acts at the command of the sovereign . Thus , when Harthaknud immediately after his coronation deter ...
... gained over to their cause some of the highest prelates in the kingdom , who did not disdain to take part in the most undignified acts at the command of the sovereign . Thus , when Harthaknud immediately after his coronation deter ...
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