Siegfried Luidegast's War

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Throughout history, wars start for no reason other than a greed for something more than what a country already owns. It appears as though everyone always wants more than they have and never seems to be content with what they own.
At this moment Luidegast’s warriors arrived on the field. They had clearly seen what had passed between the two outposts, and, just as Siegfried was about to lead Liudegast away, they charged at him, thirty strong, whereupon the hero defended his mighty captive with tremendous blows. Nor was this the last damage the handsome young knight inflicted, for he slew these thirty in a most warlike manner, leaving but one alive to ride off at speed and report what had happened there, with his bloody helmet for proof. (The

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