| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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(h ´st ng) (KEY) , fl. last half of 9th cent., leader of the Vikings, called Hasting the Pirate. He ravaged the coasts of France, Spain, and Italy, went into Morocco, plundered in the south of France, and took a fleet to England late in Alfreds reign. |
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