Alexander

King Alexander exacted terrible vengeance for the burning of Bishop Adam; the Icelandic Annals state he had the hands and feet hewn from eighty men who had been present at the burning.

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King Alexander exacted terrible vengeance for the burning of Bishop Adam; the Icelandic Annals state he had the hands and feet hewn from eighty men who had been present at the burning. (The Orkneyinga Saga, The Orkneyinga Saga > For > Iv. The Earldom In The Norse Line, 872-1231.)

King Alexander exacted terrible vengeance for the burning of Bishop Adam; the Icelandic Annals state he had the hands and feet hewn from eighty men who had been present at the burning. (The Orkneyinga Saga, The Orkneyinga Saga > For > Iv. The Earldom In The Norse Line, 872-1231.)

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