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... territory among them- selves and their descendants , although , later , Vladimir Monomakh made a briefly successful ... territory . Nor did the Varangians soon acquire any attachment to Rus as a second homeland : archaeology and the ...
... territory among them- selves and their descendants , although , later , Vladimir Monomakh made a briefly successful ... territory . Nor did the Varangians soon acquire any attachment to Rus as a second homeland : archaeology and the ...
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... territorial defense , and a displaying male is very conspicu- ous and vulnerable to predation ; but territoriality is evi- dently advantageous and has evolved through natural selection . Successful defense of a territory increases the ...
... territorial defense , and a displaying male is very conspicu- ous and vulnerable to predation ; but territoriality is evi- dently advantageous and has evolved through natural selection . Successful defense of a territory increases the ...
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... territory north and east of a line from London to the northern edge of Wales ( about three - fourths of England ) to the invaders . This area of Viking settlement was given the name Danelaw ; the Danes were predominant in the southern ...
... territory north and east of a line from London to the northern edge of Wales ( about three - fourths of England ) to the invaders . This area of Viking settlement was given the name Danelaw ; the Danes were predominant in the southern ...
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