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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by faanghacker on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @02:10AM (#25043480)
Thanks for providing the direct citation, which is more specific than just "Annals of St Bertin."

> I don't think these two events, the Danes raid and the rebellion crush are linked outside of one making the author remind itself about the second.

Sound's like the parent comment's description oversimplified things. I knew it sounded off.

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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by cmrdporcupine on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @07:54AM (#25045403)
No, the text is ambiguous, but the main point about forbidden peasant autonomy and the "easily defeated" peasantry still stands. Look at the translation from the Latin in the other comment.
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