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| ID |
5065 |
| Text |
De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum (996 - 1020) Dudo of Saint-Quentin |
| Quotation |
Ipsi vero responderunt: "Dani sumus, Dacia advecti huc. Franciam expugnare venimus." Illi autem: "Quo nomine vester senior fungitur?" Responderunt: "Nullo, quia aequalis potestatis sumus." |
| Translation |
And they replied: 'We are Danes, and we have sailed from Dacia. We come to conquer Francia'. And the others asked: 'By what title does your chief hold office?' They answered: 'By none, because we are equal in power'. (Translation: Eric Christensen 1998, p. 36) |
| Quotation source |
ii.13 (p. 154) |
| Temporal Coverage |
884 - 885 |
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