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This year Ethered, (35) brother of Ethelbert, took to the West-Saxon government; and the same year came a large heathen army into England, and fixed their winter-quarters in East- Anglia, where they were soon horsed; and the inhabitants made peace with them.

(35) Aetheredus, -- Asser, Ethelwerd, etc. We have therefore adopted this orthography.

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