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And so greatly did they prosper that no man in the town bought a shield except they had made it, till at length the shield-makers banded together as the saddlers had done, and resolved to slay them. But of this they had warning, and by night betook themselves to another town. 'Let us take to making shoes, said Manawyddan, 'for there are not any among the shoemakers bold enough to fight us.
Money will be needed to set all the smithies to work at the manufacture of pikes and swords. Hides must be bought for the manufacture of shields. It will be best to send orders to the ealdormen and thanes to send hither privately the smiths, armourers, and shield-makers in the villages and towns. They cannot work with the Danes ever about, but must set up smithies here.
Still, before he reached the gates he succeeded in turning round weeping in good earnest and shouted: "It is quite useless, O King, all my cattle are dead, too. They will find nothing but the horns and the hoofs, for I have sold the hides to the shield-makers." Then they thrust him forth.
And so greatly did they prosper that no man in the town bought a shield except they had made it, till at length the shield-makers banded together as the saddlers had done, and resolved to slay them. But of this they had warning, and by night betook themselves to another town. 'Let us take to making shoes, said Manawyddan, 'for there are not any among the shoemakers bold enough to fight us.
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