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Imagine that you\\u2019re in your 20s. You are a member of the royal dynasty\\u2026 the next in line for the throne. But your future court is filled with powerful Ealdormen who expect their king to be a warrior. Given the mood of the nobles, and how some of them are chaffing at your father\\u2019s style [\\u2026]
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