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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Considered the primary source for English history between the 10th and 12th centuries, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle also contains earlier examples of prose. This page depicts Charlemagne, king of the Franks in the late 8th century, killing the heathen Saxons.
ERL/Sipa Press/Woodfin Camp and Associates, Inc.
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Charlemagne; Middle Ages; English Literature; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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