West-Saxons, and of Alfred his brother, that they would help them, that they might fight against the army. And then they went with the West-Saxon power into Mercia as far as Nottingham, and there met with the army within the fortress; and besieged them... The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles - Page 43by Ella S. Armitage - 1912 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Burgraed, King of the Mercians, and his witan, begged of Ethelred, King of West Saxons, and Aelfred his brother, that they would help them, that they...against the army. And then they went with the West Saxon power into Mersia as far as Nottingham, and there met the army within the fortress, and besieged them... | |
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