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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 inniaunus_n depose_v for_o his_o ill_a course_n p._n 27._o joseph_n of_o arimathaea_n say_v to_o have_v first_o preach_v the_o christian_a faith_n in_o this_o island_n p._n 80._o jovinus_n send_v deputy_n into_o this_o island_n by_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n p._n 91._o iric_n a_o dane_n make_v earl_n of_o northumberland_n by_o canute_n in_o place_n of_o uthred_n slay_v p._n 261._o 268._o he_o be_v say_v by_o some_o to_o have_v make_v war_n against_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n p._n 269._o his_o greatness_n suspect_v by_o canute_n he_o be_v banish_v the_o realm_n ibid._n julius_n agricola_n the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n in_o britain_n almost_o extirpate_v the_o ordovices_n p._n 69._o finish_v the_o conquest_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o mona_n p._n 69._o his_o justice_n and_o prudence_n in_o government_n p._n 70._o he_o bring_v the_o britan_n to_o civility_n art_n and_o a_o imitation_n of_o the_o roman_a fashion_n p._n 71._o he_o receive_v triumphal_a honour_n from_o titus_n p._n 71_o 72._o he_o extend_v his_o conquest_n to_o scotland_n subdue_v the_o orcades_n and_o other_o scotch_a island_n p._n 72._o he_o be_v hard_o put_v to_o it_o in_o several_a conflict_n but_o come_v off_o victorious_a p._n 74_o 75_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v command_v home_o by_o domitian_n p._n 77._o julius_n caesar_n have_v intelligence_n that_o the_o britan_n be_v aid_v to_o his_o enemy_n the_o gaul_n p._n 33._o he_o send_v caius_n volusenus_n to_o make_v discovery_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o people_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o country_n p._n 34._o after_o he_o comius_n of_o arras_n to_o make_v a_o party_n among_o the_o britan_n p._n 35._o the_o stout_a resistance_n he_o meet_v with_o from_o they_o at_o his_o land_n p._n 36_o 37._o he_o receive_v term_n of_o peace_n from_o they_o p._n 38._o he_o lose_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o fleet_n ibid._n defeat_v the_o britan_n and_o
the_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o samothe_n who_o some_o fable_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o peopler_n of_o this_o island_n p._n 4._o malcolm_z son_n of_o kened_a king_n of_o scot_n fall_v into_o northumberland_n with_o his_o whole_a power_n utter_o overthrow_v by_o uthred_n p._n 262._o some_o say_v by_o eric_n p._n 269._o malcolm_z son_n of_o the_o cumbrian_n king_n make_v king_n of_o scotland_n by_o siward_n in_o the_o room_n of_o macbeth_n p._n 290_o 291._o malcolm_z king_n of_o scotland_n come_v to_o visit_v king_n edward_n swear_v brotherhood_n with_o tosti_n the_o northumbrian_n p._n 293._o afterward_o in_o his_o absence_n harrass_n northumberland_n ibid._n mandubratius_n son_n of_o immanuentius_n favour_v by_o the_o trinobantes_n against_o cassibelan_n p._n 46._o marganus_n the_o son_n of_o goneril_n depose_v his_o aunt_n cordelia_n p._n 20._o share_n the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o cousin_n cunedagius_fw-la invade_v he_o but_o be_v meet_v and_o overcome_v by_o he_o p._n 20._o marganus_n the_o son_n of_o archigallo_n a_o good_a king_n p._n 27._o marius_n the_o son_n of_o arviragus_n be_v say_v to_o have_v overcome_v the_o pict_n and_o slay_v their_o king_n roderic_n p._n 79._o martia_n the_o wife_n of_o king_n guitheline_n say_v to_o have_v institute_v the_o law_n call_v marchen_a league_n p._n 24_o 25._o martinus_n make_v deputy_n of_o the_o british_a province_n fail_v to_o kill_v paulus_n fall_v upon_o his_o own_o sword_n p._n 90._o maximianus_n herculeus_n force_v to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o caransius_fw-la and_o yield_v he_o britain_n p._n 86._o maximus_n a_o spaniard_n usurp_v part_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v overcome_v at_o length_n and_o slay_v by_o theodosius_n p._n 93._o maximus_n a_o friend_n of_o gerontius_n be_v by_o he_o set_v up_o in_o spain_n against_o constantine_n the_o usurper_n p._n 95._o mempricius_n one_o of_o brutus_n his_o council_n persuade_v he_o to_o hasten_v out_o of_o greece_n p._n 10._o mempricius_n and_o malim_fw-la succeed_v their_o father_n madan_n in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 15._o mempricius_n treacherous_o slay_v his_o brother_n get_v sole_a possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n reign_v tyrannical_o and_o be_v at_o last_o devour_v by_o wolf_n p._n 15._o mellitus_n justus_n and_o other_o send_v with_o austin_n to_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o saxon_n p._n 140._o he_o convert_v the_o east-saxons_a p._n 142._o s._n paul_n church_n in_o london_n build_v for_o his_o cathedral_n by_o ethelred_n as_o that_o of_o rochester_n for_o justus_n ibid._n mollo_n the_o brother_n of_o kedwalla_n pursue_v beset_v and_o burn_v in_o a_o house_n whither_o he_o have_v flee_v for_o shelter_n p._n 166._o his_o death_n revenge_v by_o his_o brother_n ibid._n morcar_n the_o son_n of_o algar_n make_v earl_n of_o northumberland_n in_o the_o room_n of_o tosti_n p._n 294._o he_o and_o edwin_n duke_n of_o the_o mercian_n put_v tosti_n to_o flight_n p._n 300._o they_o give_v battle_n to_o harold_n harfager_n king_n of_o norwey_n but_o be_v put_v to_o the_o worst_a p._n 302._o they_o refuse_v to_o set_v up_o edgar_n and_o at_o length_n be_v bring_v to_o swear_v fidelity_n to_o duke_n william_n of_o normandy_n p._n 305._o mordred_n arthur_n nephew_n say_v to_o have_v give_v he_o in_o a_o battle_n his_o death_n wound_n p._n 131._o morindus_n the_o son_n of_o elanius_fw-la by_o tanguestela_n a_o valiant_a man_n but_o infinite_o cruel_a p._n 25._o mulmutius_n see_v dunwallo_n o._n octa_n and_o ebissa_n call_v over_o by_o hengist_n their_o uncle_n p._n 13._o they_o possess_v themselves_o of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o isle_n which_o be_v now_o northumberland_n ibid._n oenus_n one_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 28._o oeric_a or_o oisc_n succeed_v his_o father_n hengist_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n and_o from_o he_o the_o kentish_a king_n call_v oiscing_n p._n 119._o he_o be_v otherwise_o call_v esca_fw-la p._n 127._o offa_n the_o son_n of_o siger_n quit_v his_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a to_o go_v to_o rome_n and_o turn_v monk_n with_o kenred_n p._n 169_o 170._o 174._o offa_n defeat_v and_o slay_v beornr_v the_o usurper_n become_v king_n of_o mercia_n after_o ethelbald_n p._n 176._o he_o subdue_v a_o neighbour_a people_n call_v hesting_n p._n 177._o get_v the_o victory_n of_o alric_n king_n of_o kent_n at_o occanford_n ibid._n invite_v ethelbright_n king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n to_o his_o palace_n he_o there_o treacherous_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v behead_v and_o seize_v his_o kingdom_n p._n 180._o his_o at_o first_o enmity_n afterward_o league_n with_o charles_n the_o great_a p._n 181._o he_o grant_v a_o perpetual_a tribute_n to_o the_o pope_n out_o of_o every_o house_n in_o his_o kingdom_n ibid._n he_o draw_v a_o trench_n of_o wondrous_a length_n between_o mercia_n and_o the_o british_a confine_n his_o death_n ibid._n osbald_n a_o nobleman_n exalt_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n after_o ethelred_n p._n 182._o osbert_n reign_v in_o northumberland_n after_o the_o last_o of_o the_o ethelred_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o danish_a invasion_n p._n 193._o osbert_n and_o ella_n help_v the_o pict_n against_o donaldus_n king_n of_o scotland_n put_v the_o scot_n to_o flight_n at_o sterlinbridge_n with_o great_a slaughter_n and_o take_v the_o king_n prisoner_n p._n 196._o osfrid_n and_o eanfrid_n the_o son_n of_o edwin_n convert_v and_o baptize_v p._n 152._o osfrid_n slay_v together_o with_o his_o father_n in_o a_o battle_n against_o kedwalla_n p._n 153._o oslac_n and_o cnebban_n two_o saxon_a earl_n slay_v by_o keaulin_n at_o wibbandun_v p._n 128._o osmund_n king_n of_o the_o south-saxons_a p._n 176._o osred_a a_o child_n succeed_v aldfrid_n in_o the_o northumbrian_n kingdom_n p._n 169._o he_o be_v slay_v by_o his_o kindred_n for_o his_o vicious_a life_n p._n 170._o osred_a son_n of_o alcled_a advance_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n after_o elfwald_n be_v soon_o drive_v out_o again_o p._n 179._o be_v take_v and_o forcible_o shave_v a_o monk_n at_o york_n p._n 180._o osric_z the_o son_n of_o elfric_n baptize_v by_o paulinus_n succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bernicia_n p._n 154._o turn_n apostate_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o a_o eruption_n of_o kedwalla_n out_o of_o a_o besiege_a town_n ibid._n another_o osric_n succeed_v kenr_v the_o second_o p._n 170._o osric_z earl_n of_o southampton_n and_o ethelwolf_n of_o bark-shire_n beat_v the_o dane_n back_n to_o their_o ship_n p._n 199._o ostorius_n send_v vicepraetor_a into_o britain_n in_o the_o room_n of_o plautius_n the_o praetor_n p._n 55._o rout_n the_o britan_n and_o improve_v his_o victory_n to_o the_o best_a advantage_n p._n 55_o 56._o give_v the_o government_n of_o several_a city_n to_o cogidunus_n a_o british_a king_n his_o ally_n p._n 56._o defeat_v the_o silures_n under_o the_o lead_n of_o caractacus_n p._n 57_o ostrid_v the_o wife_n of_o ethelred_n kill_v by_o she_o own_o noble_n p._n 169._o oswald_z brother_n of_o eanfrid_n live_v exile_v in_o scotland_n be_v there_o baptize_v p._n 154._o with_o a_o small_a army_n utter_o overthrow_v kedwalla_n ibid._n settle_v religion_n and_o very_o much_o enlarge_v his_o dominion_n p._n 155._o overcome_v and_o slay_v in_o battle_n by_o penda_n at_o maserfeild_n now_o oswestre_n p._n 156._o oswi_n succeed_v his_o brother_n oswald_n in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 156._o he_o persuade_v sigebert_n to_o receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n p._n 159._o he_o discomfit_n penda_n vast_a army_n p._n 160._o he_o subdue_v all_o mercia_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o pictish_a nation_n p._n 161._o shake_v off_o by_o the_o persian_a noble_n and_o wulfer_v set_v up_o in_o his_o stead_n ibid._n his_o death_n p._n 163._o oswin_n the_o nephew_n of_o edwin_n share_v with_o oswi_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n p._n 157._o come_v to_o arm_n with_o he_o he_o be_v overmatched_a and_o slay_v by_o his_o command_n ibid._n oswulf_n have_v the_o crown_n of_o northumberland_n relinquish_v to_o he_o by_o eadbert_n p._n 176._o slay_v by_o his_o own_o servant_n p._n 177._o otha_n succeed_v esca_fw-la in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n p._n 127._o otter_n and_o roald_n two_o danish_a leader_n land_v in_o devonshire_n their_o whole_a force_n be_v scatter_v and_o roald_v slay_v p._n 218._o p._n pandrasus_n a_o grecian_a king_n keep_v the_o trojan_n in_o servitude_n p._n 7._o be_v set_v upon_o and_o beat_v by_o brutus_n p._n 8_o 9_o paulinus_n send_v spiritual_a guardian_n with_o edelburga_n endeavour_n to_o convert_v northumberland_n to_o christianity_n p._n 148._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o win_a king_n edwin_n to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n p._n 149_o 151._o he_o convert_v the_o province_n of_o lindsey_n and_o blecca_n the_o governor_n of_o lincoln_n and_o build_v a_o church_n in_o that_o city_n p._n 152._o peada_n the_o son_n of_o penda_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o middle-angle_n be_v baptize_v with_o all_o his_o follower_n p._n