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  • 41Fredegund — (d. 597)    Wife and mother of the Merovingian kings Chilperic I and Chlotar II respectively, Fredegund was one of the great queens of the dynasty. She was also one of the most ruthless and ambitious Frankish queens, and her rise to power… …

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  • 42Offa of Mercia — (d. 796)    One of the greatest and longest ruling kings of Anglo Saxon England, Offa (r. 757 796) is also the great king about whom the least is known. The only information about Offa and his reigns come from outside the kingdom of Mercia; it… …

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  • 43pandoor — Pandour Pan dour, n. 1. One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the Austrian army that served as local militia in Croatia; so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from which they originally came. They were noted for… …

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  • 44Pandour — Pan dour, n. 1. One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the Austrian army that served as local militia in Croatia; so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from which they originally came. They were noted for their… …

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  • 45grasping — adjective Date: 1710 desiring material possessions urgently and excessively and often to the point of ruthlessness Synonyms: see covetous • graspingly adverb • graspingness noun …

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  • 46ruthless — adjective Date: 14th century having no pity ; merciless, cruel < a ruthless tyrant > • ruthlessly adverb • ruthlessness noun …

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  • 47Anarchism — is a political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory government,*Errico Malatesta, [http://www.marxists.org/archive/malatesta/1930s/xx/toanarchy.htm Towards Anarchism] , MAN! . Los Angeles …

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  • 48Alamanni — The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Main river (Germany). One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire …

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  • 49Assassination — is the targeted murder of a high profile person. [ [http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assassin Assassin] (from Wordnet, Princeton University)] An added distinction between assassination and other forms of killing is that the assassin (one …

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  • 50Chapterhouse Dune — infobox Book | name = Chapterhouse Dune title orig = translator = image caption = US 1st edition cover author = Frank Herbert illustrator = cover artist = Bruce Pennington country = United States language = English series = Dune series genre =&#8230; …

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