The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Richard Hakluyt
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renouans, moram duodecim annis ibidem fecit.
The same in English. In the yere Of Christ, 517. king Arthur in the second yeere of his reigne, hauing subdued all parts of Ireland, sailed with his fleet into Island, and brought it and the people thereof vnder his subiection. The rumour afterwards being spread thorowout all the other Islands, that no countrey was able to withstand him, Doldamus the king of Gotland, and Gunfacius the king of Orkney, came voluntarily vnto him, and yeelded him their obedience promising to pay him tribute. The Winter being spent, he returned into Britaine, and establishing his kingdome in perfect peace, he continued there for the space of twelue yeres. Lib 9. cap. 12. Missis deinde in diuersa regna Legatis, inuitantur tam ex Gallijs quam ex collateralibus Insulis Oceani qui ad curiam venire deberent, &c. Et paulo post: Ex collateralibus autem Insulis Guillaumurius rex Hybernia, Maluasius rex Islandia, Doldauius rex Gotlandia, Gunnasius rex Orchadum, Lot rex Noruegia, Aschihus rex Danorum. The same in English. After that king Arthur sending his messenger into diuers kingdomes, he summoned such as were to come to his Court, as well out of France, as out of the adiacent Islands of the sea, &c. and a little after: From those adiacent Islands came Guillaumarius king of Ireland, Maluasius king of Island, Doldauius king of Gotland, Gunnasius king of Orkney, Lot the king of Norway, and Aschilius the king of Denmarke. |
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