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str. 9–22; Verbruggen 1997, str. 190–194.
11 DeVries 1996, str. 23–48, Verbruggen 1997, str. 194–203.
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astonished the entire Western world. 10
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were more ambiguous. The French king soon gathered
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11 DeVries 1996, pp. 23–48, Verbruggen 1997, pp. 194–203.