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You had to admit, it was an audacious move to take possession of two towns to fortify

himself inside the royal estate of Wimborn, the resting place of his father, and to do

all of this after taking an unnamed nun as his wife.

But that is what Athol walled son of Athol red did.

As we discussed last week, we aren't told who the nun was, but based on the events

and the geography of Athol walled rebellion, there's a good argument to be made that, as

Athol red sat in the estate of Wimborn, as he organized his defenses and maintained the

morale of his supporters who resided within the estate, he was accompanied by Athol Gifu,

daughter of Alfred the Great, and sister of King Edward.

And here's where this gets a little interesting.

We don't know whether this nun was there by force or of her own volition.

All we know is that he wed the nun without the king's permission and against the command

of the bishops.

As historians have noted with regard to the reign of King Athol walled, many of the nuns

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