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A chevauchée (French pronunciation:, "promenade" or "horse charge", depending on context) was a raiding method of medieval warfare for weakening the enemy, primarily by burning and pillaging enemy territory in order to reduce the productivity of a region, in addition to siege warfare most often as part of wars of conquest but occasionally as a punitive raid.
During raids, the Vikings targeted religious sites because of their vulnerability, [59] often killing or taking the clergy at these sites prisoner, to then be either ransomed or taken as slaves. The taking over of towns was sometimes accompanied by wholesale destruction and slaughter in order to create a terrified population, which was more ...
The Pillagers at the time had several sub-bands, identified by location. These included the following: Northern Bands Red Cedar (Cass) Lake Band of Chippewa Indians (Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag - "where there are many red cedar") 1; Turtle Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, located about Turtle River and Turtle Lake, between Leech Lake and Red Lake. 2
Viking expansion was the historical movement which led Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, to sail most of the North Atlantic, reaching south as far as North Africa and east as far as Russia, and through the Mediterranean as far as Constantinople and the Middle East, acting as looters, traders, colonists and mercenaries.
A suspect is in custody after a knife attack at Grand Central 42 Street subway station in New York injured two with neck and wrist slashes.
The NFL playoffs are nearly in sight and the heat is on for some teams still in the fight to make the postseason.. Week 15 saw the number of teams that have qualified for the playoffs increase to ...
They also displayed a photo of her mom during the amateur bodybuilding competition. “It’s amazing,” co-host Mark Consuelos said, to which Adams responded, “I know.” "My abs have never ...
Clegg later would be killed by hit-and-run driver Sizzler Sitzes, a hitman for "The King of Crime" who disappeared, only to be found dead by Honey Moon Tracy. His fog at the Panda Agency during a police raid accidentally caused Panda to be eaten by his own barracuda. Enforcer for B.B. Eyes. Charged in 2013 with 30 counts of first degree murder.