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Vulnerabilities of Social Structures - The Black Vault

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(8413 AD) On 4 February lightning flashed and thunde" was heardas evening came on. <strong>The</strong> heathen, as was their custom, inflicted injuryon the Christians. In the same year King Louis held an assembly <strong>of</strong> thepeople near Mainz. At this synod a heresy was brought forward by afew monks in regard to predestination. <strong>The</strong>se were convicted and beaten,to their !,"ame, before all the people. <strong>The</strong>y were sent back to Gaul whencethey had come, and thanks bc to God, the condition <strong>of</strong> the Church remaineduninjured. (849 AD) While King Louis was ill his army <strong>of</strong> Bavaria tookits way against the Bohemians. Many <strong>of</strong> these were killed and the remainderwithdrew, much humiliated, into their own country. <strong>The</strong> heathenfrom the North wrought havoc in Christendom as usual and grew greaterin strength; but it is revolting to say any more <strong>of</strong> this matter. (850 AD)On January ist, that is in the Octave <strong>of</strong> the Lord ... Toward evening onthat same day there was heard a great deal <strong>of</strong> thunder and a mighty flash<strong>of</strong> lightning was seen; and ar. overflow <strong>of</strong> water afflicted the human raceduring this winter. In the following summer an all too great heat <strong>of</strong> thesun burned the earth. .. . (852 AD) <strong>The</strong> steel <strong>of</strong> the heathen glistened;excescive heat; a famine followed. <strong>The</strong>re was not fodder enough for theanimals. <strong>The</strong> pasturage for the swine was more than sufficient. (853 AD)A great famine in Saxony so that many were forced to live on horse meat.(857 AD) A great plague <strong>of</strong> swelling blisters went through the people andconsumed them with a loathsome rottenness so that their limbs fell <strong>of</strong>fbefore they died.From the Annals <strong>of</strong> Xanten, Ninth CenturyThis story shall the good man teach his son; ..."From this day to the ending <strong>of</strong> the world,But we in it shall be remembered ---We few, we happy few, we band <strong>of</strong> brothers;For he today that sheds his blood with meShall be my brother. Be he ne'er so vile,This day shall gentle his condition;And gentlemen in England now abedShall think themselves accursed they were not here,And hold their manhocds chealp wniles any speaksThat fought xvith us upon Saint Crispin's dau.IQxr\T Act I V, S', t' 111

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