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over Harold War-tooth, in the eighth century,–a succession
of efforts, in fact, on the part of vigorous
kings to raise an empire, such as Ermanaric had set
up and ruled over for so many glorious years. These
efforts to bring the three great peoples under one
head failed, but for three centuries they seemed to
have absorbed the energies of the Scandinavian
folk.
The end of the eighth century saw the renewal
of the migrations from the north. Eastward went
Ruric and Olga, to found the realm of Holm-garth
or Garth-ric, with Newgarth (the Russian Nov-gorod)
and Kiev for their capitals, pushing whence southward
they brought their ships up to besiege the walls
of Mickle-garth itself, that New Rome, which was the
richest, most populous, and mightiest city of the
whole world. But with their fortunes we have not to
do here. Southward, the great confederacies, Frisian,
Saxon, and Frankish, were, though hard put to it no
doubt, yet strong enough to repulse any fresh settlers
from the North.
The West way was still open, and over it there
sailed fleet after fleet for 220 years. This western
movement is made up of two distinguishable streams
of migration; one, mainly Danish, starting from the
Wick and from the Gothic coast, and Danish isles
and headlands, and creeping down the Frisian coast
to the Rhine delta; then roving to the East English
land, or up the Thames mouth to the East Saxon or
Kentish shores, or passing on down Channel attacking
the fruitful and open country on either side, occupying
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