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Their king was a personal friend of Tostig, and Tostig's unpopularity made it difficult to raise local levies to combat them.
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Their raids throughout the three parts of Gaul were traumatic: Gregory of Tours ( died ca 594 ) mentions their destructive force at the time of Valerian and Gallienus ( 253 – 260 ), when the Alemanni assembled under their " king ", whom he calls Chrocus, who " by the advice, it is said, of his wicked mother, and overran the whole of the Gauls, and destroyed from their foundations all the temples which had been built in ancient times.
Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.
Their king, Saeberht, was converted early and a diocese was established at London, but its first bishop, Mellitus, was expelled by Saeberth's heirs.
Their relocation had started as part of an effort by Swedish king Gustav Vasa, to expand agriculture to these uninhabited parts of the country.
Their decision was influenced in part by the fact that most of the claimants had large estates in England and, therefore, would have lost them if they had defied the English king.
Their deaths left the majority of the magnates younger and more naturally aligned to the princes than to the king himself.
Their settlement was connected with the legendary history of the Ionic people in Attica, which asserts that the colonists were led by Neleus and Androclus, sons of Codrus, the last king of Athens.
Their daughter Wilhelmine Charlotte Caroline, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach ( Caroline of Ansbach ) married George II of Great Britain before he became king.
Their deed of agreement was drawn up in the temple by a notary public and confirmed with an oath " by god and the king.
Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, and Pollux the divine son of Zeus, who visited Leda in the guise of a swan.
Their son Philippe Emmanuel would later become advisor to the king, but there is no evidence that Gaultier himself ever held a court position, even though his cousin did.
Their son, Prince Alexander, the future Crown Prince Olav ( and eventually king Olav V of Norway ), was born on 2 July 1903.
Their king, Josiah, sided with the Babylonians and attempted to block his advance at Megiddo, where a fierce battle was fought and Josiah was killed ( 2 Kings 23: 29, 2 Chronicles 35: 20-24 ).
Their eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of Thessalian Phthia, who was the son of Zeus and " wide-ruling " Eurymedousa, a princess of Phthia.
Their ranks even included Germans, who joined the troops of the king of Aragon during the expedition by the Byzantine Empire.
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Their skin was covered with a thin coating of sweat and dirt which had almost the consistency of a second skin.
Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.
Their policy ran counter to the traditional idea that a good fighter was usually a libertine, and that in sex affairs `` God-given passion '' was a proof of manliness.
Their house was a centuries-old Colonial which they had had restored ( guided by an eminent architect ) and updated, and added on to.
Their world, again, was a still simple, traditional age which was only slowly beginning to appreciate the complexity of life.
`` Their house '', writes Albert S. Flint, `` was always a haven of hospitality and good cheer, especially grateful to one like myself far from home ''.
Their territory lay to the north, near the sources of the Alabama, the Tombigbee, the Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers, and was easily accessible to traders among the near-by Cherokees.
Their joint statement was welcomed by the Western delegations who will attend tomorrow the nineteenth plenary session of the fourteen-nation conference on the future of Laos.
Their flight was delayed, Dunn said, when a boarding ramp inflicted some minor damage to the wing of the plane.
Their strategy was sound enough and, he reasoned, had been defeated only by Philip Spencer's unwillingness to sanction an idea he had not originated.
Their robust Calvinism was publicized in such confessions as the London Baptist Confession of 1644 and the Second London Confession of 1689.
Their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, including major contributions by all members of Pilot and Ambrosia, was a success, reaching the Top 40 in the US Billboard 200 chart.
Their second was Louisa May, who fictionalized her experience with the family in her novel Little Women in 1868.
Their goal was to regain access to Eden by finding the correct formula for perfect living, following specific rules governing agriculture, diet, and reproduction.
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