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Thomas Bateman’s excavations of a likely burial site for members of this group at Heath Wood revealed a series of cenotaph mounds. The Annals of St. Neots claimed that this group only won battles in which the raven at the center of their banner appeared to be alive. (-5[1])According to a tale, the leaders of this group formed it to seek revenge for the snake pit execution of their father. (-5[1])A similar group (15[2])named for summer joined with this group under the command of (*) Bagsecg. This group’s leaders included the duke Ubba and Ivar the Boneless. (10[1])The remnants of this group signed the Treaty of Wedmore after their defeat at the Battle of Edington, as recounted by the bishop Asser. This group’s leader Guthrum agreed to be baptized after meeting with Alfred the Great. For 10 points, name this Viking coalition that invaded England in the 9th century. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Great Heathen Army [prompt on Vikings or Norsemen or Scandinavians] (The tale in the third line is the Tale of Ragnar’s Sons.)
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Adil HaiderThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orangeas rational as the square root of two power bottoms47-5
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks upModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha69-5
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Yihong ChenModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up14810
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