Quibus discedentibus, coniuncti Dunenses cum reliquis Carnotenis, de vestigio subsecuntur, simile sorte eos adficientes, qua ipsi adfecti fuerant, nihil in domibus vel extra domus vel de domibus relinquentes.Thorpe's English:
[Raiders from Chateaudun wreaking reprisals on attackers from Blois and Orleans] meted out to them the same treatment which they themselves had received: they left nothing inside the houses and nothing outside the houses, and they knocked the houses down.With apologies to the long-ago victims of this violent episode, that's pretty amazing.
Image: the same action, same country, somewhat later.
He took the Who-pudding! He took the roast beast!
ReplyDeleteHe cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash.
Why, that Grinch even took their last can of Who-hash!
A very interesting episode, for all sorts of reasons.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteA very interesting episode, for all sorts of reasons.....so thanks for it