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I'm the fifth son of a relatively empoverished german baron in the 14th century. Assuming I'm getting kicked out what are my best chances of making it in the big, mean world ?

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what were relationships like between the Norman kingdom of England and the Norman Kingdom of Sicily?

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The names of Western European monarchs, from the middle ages to this day, show surprisingly little diversity. Is there a specific reason for this? Were some names intrinsically considered "upper class"?

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I'm an 9th century CE ambitious scandinavian farmer who hopes to seek his fortune in the raid against the english kindsoms, how would I go about finding one ? Were there any requirements to partecipate ?

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I'm the fifth son of a relatively empoverished german baron in the 14th century. Assuming I'm getting kicked out what are my best chances of making it in the big, mean world ?	1923
what were relationships like between the Norman kingdom of England and the Norman Kingdom of Sicily?	16
The names of Western European monarchs, from the middle ages to this day, show surprisingly little diversity. Is there a specific reason for this? Were some names intrinsically considered "upper class"?	7
I'm an 9th century CE ambitious scandinavian farmer who hopes to seek his fortune in the raid against the english kindsoms, how would I go about finding one ? Were there any requirements to partecipate ?	5