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and_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o where_o he_o continue_v till_o july_n follow_v so_o that_o 7_o month_n be_v spend_v in_o the_o siege_n 1064._o 1064._o and_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v the_o moor_n before_o unprovided_a upon_o notice_n of_o his_o come_v have_v prepare_v to_o receive_v he_o provision_n grow_v so_o scarce_o in_o the_o army_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o siege_n that_o the_o king_n be_v about_o raise_v it_o and_o depart_v but_o the_o monk_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a monastery_n of_o lorvan_n supply_v he_o plentiful_o and_o the_o city_n be_v take_v the_o 8_o day_n after_o the_o king_n offer_v the_o monk_n to_o take_v what_o they_o please_v in_o requital_n for_o their_o intelligence_n and_o supply_n but_o they_o modest_o beg_v only_o a_o church_n in_o the_o city_n however_o he_o give_v they_o many_o rich_a gift_n and_o confirm_v all_o the_o former_a grant_n make_v by_o his_o ancestor_n in_o token_n of_o gratitude_n the_o monk_n present_v the_o king_n with_o a_o golden_a crown_n which_o count_n gonzalo_n moniz_n governor_n of_o the_o province_n between_o duero_n and_o minho_n have_v offer_v to_o their_o church_n the_o king_n restore_v it_o with_o 10_o mark_n of_o silver_n to_o make_v a_o cross_n roderick_n de_fw-fr bivar_n surname_v cid_n that_o famous_a captain_n be_v at_o this_o siege_n and_o knight_v by_o the_o king_n in_o this_o city_n here_o be_v also_o the_o renown_a portuguese_a roderick_n froja_v contemporary_a and_o not_o much_o inferior_a to_o the_o other_o for_o warlike_a exploit_n 3._o the_o king_n return_v to_o leon_n leave_v sisnandus_fw-la a_o noble_a and_o valiant_a man_n governor_z of_o coimbra_fw-mi he_o make_v war_n upon_o abudad_n a_o resolute_a and_o powerful_a moor_n who_o have_v much_o disturb_v the_o king_n at_o the_o siege_n but_o be_v subdue_v become_v a_o most_o loyal_a subject_n soon_o after_o the_o moor_n 1065._o 1065._o under_o the_o command_n of_o benalfagi_n a_o great_a lord_n in_o estremadura_n repair_v the_o 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elâ—â—â—a_n sancho_n alonso_n and_o garcia_n by_o a_o daughter_n of_o raymund_n lord_n of_o savoy_n he_o have_v ferdinand_n who_o be_v a_o cardinal_n and_o d._n mininno_n fernandez_n of_o toro_n dominion_n ferdinand_n die_v divide_v his_o dominion_n the_o king_n find_v his_o end_n draw_v near_o divide_v his_o kingdom_n among_o his_o son_n to_o sancho_n he_o give_v castille_n to_o alonso_n leon_n and_o to_o garcia_n galicia_n and_o portugal_n to_o the_o lady_n vrraca_n he_o leave_v the_o city_n zamora_n with_o half_a the_o principality_n of_o leon_n to_o the_o lady_n elvira_n portugal_n garcia_n be_v king_n of_o galicia_n and_o portugal_n the_o other_o half_o use_v the_o city_n toro_n have_v thus_o settle_v his_o affair_n king_n ferdinand_n die_v in_o the_o 60th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o the_o 30_o of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n isidorus_n 1067._o 1067._o where_o a_o year_n after_o his_o wife_n sancha_n be_v also_o lay_v 4._o king_n ferdinand_n 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d._n sancho_n soon_o follow_v his_o example_n in_o take_v the_o field_n not_o to_o defend_v his_o sister_n but_o to_o strip_v they_o all_o king_n sancho_n before_o he_o undertake_v this_o enterprise_n ask_v the_o advice_n of_o all_o his_o nobleman_n who_o unanimous_o dissuade_v he_o from_o the_o undertake_n for_o fear_v of_o incur_v his_o father_n curse_n however_o find_v he_o not_o to_o be_v move_v they_o counsel_v he_o to_o continue_v in_o amity_n with_o king_n alonso_n and_o ask_v leave_v of_o he_o to_o pass_v through_o the_o kingdom_n of_o leon_n into_o portugal_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o meet_v his_o brother_n alonso_n at_o the_o monastery_n of_o sahagun_n but_o can_v not_o prevail_v to_o have_v passage_n grant_v he_o nevertheless_o upon_o second_o thought_n they_o both_o agree_v to_o conquer_v portugal_n 1069._o 1069._o our_o king_n garcia_n take_v up_o with_o his_o own_o ambitious_a design_n have_v no_o leisure_n to_o look_v into_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o brother_n what_o 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against_o he_o and_o the_o small_a confidence_n he_o have_v in_o his_o subject_n especial_o for_o the_o brother_n of_o that_o d._n roderick_n conspire_v together_o to_o oppose_v his_o punish_v the_o say_v d._n roderick_n necessity_n oblige_v the_o king_n to_o wink_v at_o offence_n and_o send_v for_o d._n roderick_n who_o be_v flee_v into_o navarre_n design_v for_o france_n he_o immediate_o return_v and_o come_v to_o coimbra_fw-mi than_o the_o court_n of_o portugal_n at_o such_o time_n as_o king_n sancho_n force_n begin_v to_o range_v in_o galicia_n and_o in_o the_o province_n of_o beira_n without_o meet_v with_o any_o opposition_n 1071._o 1071._o the_o two_o earl_n d._n nunho_n de_fw-fr lara_n and_o d._n garcia_n de_fw-fr cabra_fw-la advance_v to_o the_o wall_n of_o coimbra_n with_o some_o troop_n of_o horse_n the_o king_n will_v have_v go_v out_o to_o fight_v they_o portugal_n the_o force_n of_o castille_n overthrow_v by_o those_o of_o portugal_n but_o d._n roderick_n froja_v say_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o hazard_v himself_o where_o there_o be_v no_o king_n against_o he_o d._n roderick_n go_v out_o with_o his_o two_o brother_n peter_n and_o vermui_n to_o meet_v the_o enemy_n and_o in_o the_o field_n call_v agua_n de_fw-fr maia_n overthrow_v they_o kill_v 600_o among_o who_o be_v many_o of_o note_n 200_o portuguese_a be_v slay_v and_o froja_v himself_o receive_v many_o wound_n 6._o king_n garcia_n be_v go_v to_o santarem_n when_o king_n sancho_n to_o revenge_v the_o former_a loss_n pierce_v through_o portugal_n with_o a_o numerous_a army_n some_o advise_v to_o protract_v the_o war_n and_o not_o hazard_v a_o battle_n but_o d._n roderick_n frojaz_n now_o recover_v of_o his_o wound_n be_v positive_a for_o fight_v a_o plain_a not_o far_o from_o santarem_n be_v choose_v for_o that_o purpose_n where_o be_v fight_v as_o bloody_a a_o battle_n as_o have_v be_v see_v in_o
make_v by_o the_o almoravide_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o henry_n come_v with_o the_o command_n of_o these_o troop_n and_o have_v gain_v esteem_n have_v the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n between_o the_o river_n duero_n and_o minho_n commit_v to_o he_o other_o great_a man_n govern_v the_o other_o at_o the_o same_o time_n after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n ferdinand_n who_o divide_v his_o kingdom_n among_o his_o three_o son_n sancho_n king_n of_o castille_n have_v take_v portugal_n from_o his_o brother_n garcia_n and_o leon_n from_o alonso_n his_o other_o brother_n oblige_v he_o to_o fly_v for_o safety_n to_o the_o moor_n 1071._o 1071._o henry_n accompanied_z he_o in_o all_o misfortune_n till_o sancho_n be_v kill_v alonso_n be_v not_o only_o restore_v to_o his_o own_o but_o seat_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o castille_n and_o portugal_n 1073._o 1073._o king_n alonso_z consider_v that_o he_o who_o follow_v a_o prince_n alonso_n gain_v the_o affection_n of_o king_n alonso_n depose_v in_o 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