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I see Brittany is back in my DNA chart. Southeast England is still the highest percentage. That never really changes. But AncestryDNA has a new update out if you're into that kind of thing.

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@Pontifex 🙏

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Dear friends, during some recent medical examinations, the doctors found a small, localized nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized. The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to remove it. The operation is already scheduled to take place in the coming days. I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers.

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So Tostig asked the rider what would be given to his tall ally, Hardrada.

Harold replied: “Seven feet of English ground.”

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THE LAST VIKING

PART V: STAMFORD BRIDGE

I. UNLOOKED FOR

Monday, 25 September 1066.

The weather was warm. Fulford was won. York had yielded.

Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, marched to Stamford Bridge.

He left his mail at the ships.

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But another king had crossed the sea.

Harald Hardrada had joined Tostig in a war for England’s crown.

Tostig could hear his brother’s offer.

But he could not answer it without asking what would become of the man beside whom he had come back to England.

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