Mit seinem beschwerlichen Ritt in Richtung Norden hatte er die Gunst des neuen Königs erringen wollen, doch geriet er statt dessen fast vollständig in Vergessenheit.
His arduous ride north was supposed to gain him great preferment under the new king, but instead he fell into relative obscurity.
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