The history of the Norman conquest of England, its causes and its results, Volume 2 (of 6)

Note 950 — Chapter IX · THE REIGN OF EADWARD FROM THE RETURN OF GODWINE TO THE DEATH OF EADWARD THE ÆTHELING.[921] 1052–1057.

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Chron. Petrib. “And nam him on orfe and on mannum and on æhtum, swa him gewearð.” Were these captives dealt with as conscripts or galley-slaves, or, considering whence the fleet came, were they intended for the Irish slave-trade?

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