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The men of Pleskov set as their Knyaz, Dovmont, Knyaz of Lithuania. The same year God laid his grace into the heart of Dovmont to fight for St. Sophia and the Holy Trinity, to avenge the Christian blood, and he went with the men of Pleskov against the pagan Lithuanians, and they ravaged much and took Gerden's Knyaginya and two young Knyazes. And Knyaz Gerden collected about him the Lithuanian forces and pursued them. And when the men of Pleskov learned of the pursuit, they sent away their captives and stood firmly against them on this side of the Dvina. And the Lithuanians began to ford over to this side; then the men of Pleskov engaged them, and God helped Knyaz Dovmont with the men of Pleskov and they slew a great quantity of them, others they drowned in the river; only Knyaz Gerden alone escaped with a small Druzhina. And the men of Pleskov returned all well.

• In the winter of the same year the men of Pleskov again went against the Lithuanians with Knyaz Dovmont.

• The same year Knyaz Yaroslav came to Novgorod with the forces of the Low Country, wishing to go against Dovmont to Pleskov; but the men of Novgorod forbade him, saying: " Surely thou canst not go against Pleskov, Knyaz, after consulting with us." And the Knyaz sent away his men.

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