Beat, Sclavic Meisseners (Misnians); Bohehemian Czechs, and took Prag; Wends again, with huge slaughter; then Danes, and made 'King Worm tributary' (King _Gorm the Hard,_ our KNUT'S or Canute's great-grand-father, Year 931);--last of all, those invasive Hungarians as above.

Had sent the Hungarians, when they demanded tribute or BLACK-MAIL of him as heretofore, Truce being now out,--a mangy hound: There is your black-mail, Sirs; make much of that! "He had 'the image of St.Michael painted on his standard;' contrary to wont.

He makes, or RE-makes, Markgrafs (Wardens of the Marches), to be under his Dukes,--and not too HEREDITARY.

Who his Markgraves were?
Dim History counts them to the number of six; [Kohler, _Reich-Historie,_ p.
66.

This is by no means Kohler's chief Book; but this too is good, and does, in a solid effective way, what it attempts.