Robert Guiscard
Americannoun
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After this the war slackened, and when Robert Guiscard died in 1085 the Norman danger passed away.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
The Saracens destroyed it in the ninth century of our era; and Robert Guiscard carried some of the materials of its buildings to adorn his new town of Salerno.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington
But to return to Robert Guiscard, who shares the historical honours of the place, together with the great Pope Gregory VII., of whom we shall speak presently.
From The Naples Riviera by Vaughan, Herbert M. (Herbert Millingchamp)
In the month of May 1084 the Norman leader, Robert Guiscard, came with his troops to rescue Gregory VII. from the German army which besieged Rome.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh
Robert Guiscard and his descendants, which were kings of Sicily and of Apulia. 880-1110 a.d.
From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Villani, Giovanni
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