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hadneverbeenpartoftheoldeire.augustushad</p>
triedtohis``fareast,buthislegionshadbeen</p>
annihilatediheyear9andthepeoplehad</p>
neverbeeninfluehehigherroncivilisation.they</p>
spokethepopulargernigue.theteutonwordfor</p>
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calledthegernlanguagethe``linguatheotiscaorthe</p>
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asforthefausierialcroverysoonslipped</p>
offtheheadsofthecarolingiansuessorsandrolledbato</p>
theitalianplain,easortofplaythingofa</p>
nueroflittlepotentateseachother</p>
adstchbloodshedandission</p>
ofthepopeuntilitereaitious</p>
neighbour.thepope,onceresorelybesetbyhis</p>
enees,sentnorthforhelp.hedidnotappealtotheruler</p>
ofthe,thisti.hisssengers</p>
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princehegreatestchieftainofthe</p>
differentgernictribes.</p>
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andthegayaifulpeopleoftheitalianpeninsula,</p>
hasteherescue.iuforhisservices,thepope,</p>
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rohegernnation.</p>
thisstrangepolitiaolivetotheripe</p>
oldageofeighthundredandthirtynineyears.intheyear</p>
1801,duringthepresidenasjefferson,itwas</p>
stuniouslyrelegatedtothehistorirapheap.</p>
thebrutalfelloaniceirewas</p>
thesonofarsiotarypublicadeabrilliant</p>
careerintheserviceofthefren.hewasruler</p>
ofeuropebythegraousguardregints,but</p>
hedesiredtobesothingre.hesenttoroforthe</p>
popeandthepopedstoodbywhilegeneralnapoleon</p>
placedtheierialcroed</p>
hielfheirtothetraditionofcharlegne.forhistoryis</p>
likelife.therethingsain</p>
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prayedthelordtoprotectthebr></p>
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land.ihans</p>
tobethe``plunderedoheydidnotlikethisatall,even</p>
iftheireneesen,who</p>
livedindenrkandswedenandnorway.</p>
forcedthesehardysailorstotupirate</p>
knooheyhaddisveredtheadvantagesandpleasures</p>
ofabueeringcareerthereop</p>
thetheyenduponapeacefulfrankish</p>
orfrisianvillage,situatedohofariver.they</p>
enandstealalltheehey</p>
heirfastsailingshipsandhesoldiers</p>
ofthekingoreerorarriveduponthese,therobbers</p>
aiafeouldering</p>
ruins.</p>
duringthedaysofdisorderhedeathof</p>
endevelopedgreatactivity.their</p>
fleetsderaidsuponeveryuntryandtheirsailorsestablished</p>
sllindepekingdoaloofholland</p>
andfrandenglandandgerny,andtheyevenfound</p>
theirenelligent</p>
theysooospeakthelanguageoftheirsubjed</p>
gaveuptheuncivilisedheearlyvikingsorsea</p>
kingsuresquebutalsoveryunwashed</p>
andterriblycruel.</p>
earlyihturyavikingbythenaofrollo</p>
hadrepeatedlyattackedtheastoffrahekingof</p>
fraoooresistthesenortherobbers,triedto</p>
bribethento``beinggood.heofferedtheheprovince</p>
ofnorndy,iftheyisetostopbtherest</p>
ofhisdoins.rolloaeptedthisbargainandbeca``duke</p>
ofnorndy.</p>
butthepassionofronginthebloodofhis</p>
children.acrosstheel,onlyafethe</p>
europeaninland,theyuldseetheecliffsandthe</p>
greenfieldsofengland.plandhadpassedthrough</p>
difficultdays.fortan</p>
lony.afterthero,ithadbeennqueredbythe</p>
anglesandthesaxons,tantribesfrochleswig.</p>
hedaneshadtakenthegreaterpartoftheuntry</p>
andhadestablishedthekingdofut.thedaneshad</p>
beendrivenaheeleveury</p>
anothersaxonking,edhenfessor,he</p>
throedexpectedtolivelongandhe</p>
hadnobitious</p>
dukesofnorndy.</p>
in1066eddiatelyofnorndy</p>
crossedtheel,defeatedandkilledharoldof</p>
hecrothebattleofhastings,</p>
andproclaidhielfkingofengland.</p>
inanotherchapterihavetoldyouhoheyear800a</p>
gernperor.nowin</p>
theyear1066thegrandsonofanorsepirateognised</p>
askingofengland.</p>
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ofhistoryissochreiingaertaining</p>
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ho</p>
threesides,beardca</p>
andwhyeuropewouldhaveperished</p>
houtthoseprofessional</p>
soldiersandadnistratorswho</p>
thefollohen,isthestateofeuropeintheyearone</p>
thousand,ostpeopleed</p>
theprophecyforetellingtheapproagendofthe</p>
onasteries,thatthedayofjudgent</p>
ghtfindthengagedupoduties.</p>
atanunknoanictribeshadlefttheirold</p>
hoinasiaandhadvedoeurope.by</p>
sheerpressureofheyhadforcedtheirothe</p>
roheyhaddestroyedthegre</p>
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