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These unions gave to the princess the office of mediatrix; in Beowulf she is called Freothowebbe, "the peace-weaver." From this rose the high position held by queens. Their signatures appear in acts of foundation, decrees of councils, charters, etc. Sometimes they reigned with full royal authority, as did Seaxburg, Queen of the West Saxons, after the death of her husband.
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