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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 5, 29. Of the Ravaging of Brittany
The Bretons sorely ravaged the district of Rennes, burning, spoiling, and taking prisoners; they advanced, destroying as they went, as far as the village of Cornus. Bishop Eunius, restored from banishment, was sent to be supported at Angers, and forbidden to return to his city of Vannes. Duke Beppolen1 was sent against the Bretons and ravaged divers places with fire and sword, which but incited the people to greater fury.
Notes
- Cf. VIII. 42; X. 9.