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...Chronicle records the first coming of Scandinavian raiders to the shores of England: ' then the reeve rode to the place, and would have driven them to the...knew not who they were, and they there slew him'. From other sources we know that the place was Portland in Dorset, and that the reeve was the reeve...

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...of Wessex, a new era began for England when there came three ships of Northmen, out of Haeretha-Iand [Denmark]. And then the reve rode to the place, and...of Danish-men which sought the land of the English nation.4 This short notice of misplaced confidence in a central authority, that was assumed by those...

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...Offa's daughter. And in his days first came three ships of Northmen of HeretSa-land. And then the reeve rode to the place and would have driven them to the...they there slew him. These were the first ships of Danish men which sought the land of the "Angelcynne." According to Ethelwerd the reeve was the sheriff...

...This year * * * first came three ships of Northmen out of Hffirethalaml (Denmark). And then the reeve rode to the place, and would have driven them to the...town, because he knew not who they were; and they then »lew him. These were the first ships of Danish-men which nought the land of the English nation."...

...daughter ; and in his days first came three ships of Northmen out of Hieratha Land. And then the Reeve rode to the place, and would have driven them to the...king's town, because he knew not who they were, and there they slew him. These were the first ships of the Danish men which sought the land of the English...