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County of the Borough and Town of Berwick upon Tweed

....winds had driven them to the shores
of Aberwicke, They landed at a
place now called Spittal point,
destroyed Coldingham abbey,
the Monasteries of
Holy Island, Teignmouth, Jarrow
& Wearmouth.
The Danes inhabited Berwick for 17 years. Alfred hunted the Danes
into Northumberland. Contemporary with Alfred was the great
King Gregory, surnamed the Great. After subduing the South of
Scotland, and extirpating the Danes, he arrived before Berwick
- now strongly fortified & garrisoned with Danes - Baffled in his
assault he drew off his men; but the inhabitants being principally
of old Saxon blood, they arose in the night, let in Gregory's Soldiers
who killed every Dane in the Town. Following up his success
Gregory defeated an immense Army of Danes in Northumberland,
and returning to Berwick passed the winter in peace - so fell
the Danes and their power in - Berwick, which now, for the first time, became a
Scottish town under Gregory.

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Teignmouth = Tynemouth

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DANIALSAN, Whitewillow

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