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321:East Anglia
304:Anglo-Saxon
172:Webster, L.
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180:L. Webster
159:References
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820:Sweordora
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790:Reagesate
760:Magonsæte
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568:HroĂ°ingas
553:Gillingas
396:Bretwalda
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41:Heptarchy
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655:Boroware
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