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Welcome to the British History Podcast.

My name is Jamie and this is episode 215.

King Bergerid and the End of the Danish Sausage Fest.

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It's 8.73 and so far half-dan has extracted three dainngales from King Bergerid in exchange

for promising not to occupy Mercia.

And of course, he's gone on to occupy Mercia, most recently in a town called Torxie.

He also put down a rebellion in Gorkhwick and reclaim the city.

He pushed King Riksiga of Northumbria beyond the time, effectively demoting him to King

Riksiga of Bernissia.

And now he was marching or potentially rowing towards Repden, which was also in Mercia.

Bergerid could not catch a break with this guy.

And Repden was an important location for the Mercians.

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