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24:group living in what is now
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274:Watts, Victor, ed. (2004).
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303:Robinson, Stephen (1992).
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188:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
968:Frithuwald's Sūþrīge
305:Somerset Place Names
211:to the north of the
127:Harleian genealogies
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760:Lists of monarchs
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451:Project Gutenburg
402:on 5 October 2012
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1070:Cilternsæte
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764:East Anglia
703:Northumbria
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649:Anglo-Saxon
332:Bush, Robin
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168:Witenagemot
156:Old English
142:The native
123:Glastonbury
97:King Alfred
70:Old English
58:Old English
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22:Anglo-Saxon
1359:Categories
1276:Sumorsaete
1261:Glastening
1246:Brycgstowl
1224:Haestingas
1207:Beodarsæte
1160:Stoppingas
1155:Spaldingas
1130:Pencersæte
1075:Duddensæte
1060:Beormingas
1055:Banesbyrig
990:Andredsley
963:Pæding-tun
948:Waeclingas
908:Haueringas
881:Caningaege
876:Daenningas
866:Brahhingas
839:Herstingas
751:Frithuwald
606:29 October
581:21 October
497:0851152848
456:21 January
431:21 January
406:18 October
261:References
253:Battle of
229:Penselwood
199:conquered
114:Glastening
38:Glastening
18:Sumorsaete
1291:Wiltsaete
1286:Sunningas
1271:Rēadingas
1251:Dornsaete
1236:Eorlingas
1202:Elmetsæte
1180:Weorgoran
1165:Sweordora
1145:Snotingas
1135:Reagesate
1105:Magonsæte
1090:Glestinga
1025:Limenwara
1015:Eastorege
958:Woccingas
913:Hroðingas
898:Gillingas
741:Bretwalda
652:heptarchy
183:Æthelburg
137:Lichfield
132:Luit-Coyt
119:Glestinga
93:Somersæte
54:Sumorsǣte
52:The name
1312:See also
1296:Wihtwara
1266:Meonwara
1241:Basingas
1185:Westerne
1095:Husmerae
1045:Æbbingas
1040:Ælfingas
1005:Cantware
1000:Boroware
978:Deningei
973:Dæningas
943:Tewingas
938:Tetingas
886:Gegingas
806:Regiones
746:Iclingas
734:Monarchs
708:Bernicia
659:Kingdoms
576:Britania
555:31 March
366:(1960).
334:(1994).
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30:Somerton
26:Somerset
20:were an
1334:Danelaw
1256:Gewisse
1231:Wessex:
1219:Sussex:
1175:Undaium
1170:Tomsæte
1125:Pecsæte
1065:Bilsæte
1050:Arosæte
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928:Haering
844:Ikelgas
824:Suffolk
819:Norfolk
691:Lindsey
235:to the
215:. Then
175:Taunton
164:Cheddar
152:Cornish
144:Britons
107:History
34:Britons
1301:Ytenes
1212:Loidis
1120:Pecset
1085:Gyrwas
1020:Lympne
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