Reference
azw3 |eng | 2013-07-23 | Author:Bain, George [Bain, George]

Plate N Lettering THE work of an artist-observer, who has little or no knowledge of ancient languages, may be a very useful aid to research into the written words of ...
( Category: Crafts & Hobbies June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2016-02-14 | Author:Jakobsson, Sverrir & Halfdanarson, Gudmundur [Jakobsson, Sverrir]

M MAGNÚSSON, ÁRNI (1663–1730) Professor, archivist, and collector of manuscripts. Born on 13 November 1663, Árni Magnússon was fostered first by his maternal grandfather and later by his uncle, both ...
( Category: History June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2003-09-28 | Author:Holman, Katherine [Holman, Katherine]

MERCIA, VIKINGS IN. Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the English Midlands, which rose to prominence in the eighth century under its king, Offa (757–796). The territorial boundaries of this kingdom appear to ...
( Category: Ancient Civilizations June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2013-09-04 | Author:

[She spoke, “Remember Rüdiger your great loyalty, remember your constancy and also your oath that you would ever be ready to avenge all my afflictions.] Rüdiger knows that without constancy, ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2013-09-10 | Author:Wolf, Kirsten [Wolf, Kirsten]

2. Magnúss saga Eyjajarls skemmri A shorter version of the life and miracles of Saint Magnus, earl of Orkney, closely related to and possibly derived from Orkneyinga saga. Manuscript: AM ...
( Category: Christian Books & Bibles June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2017-01-10 | Author:Wolf, Kirsten & van Deusen, Natalie M. [Wolf, Kirsten]

note: The poem contains material about other saints, especially Anne, Joachim, and Peter. See the entries for the individual saints. 20. Heyr skínandi skærust frú A poem composed ca. 1300–1550 ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2018-04-16 | Author:de Benoist, Alain

( Category: Instruction June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2014-10-07 | Author:Shell, Marc [Shell, Marc]

ILLUSTRATION 66 Rhine Maidens with Alberich Postage Stamp. Alois Kolb, 1933. The stamp was issued by the Reichspost of the German Empire. Permission granted by Collection Selechonek. Both the tragedy ...
( Category: Movements & Periods June 6,2019 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2014-08-24 | Author:Colum, Padraic [Colum, Padraic]

"I saw you would have to be deceived by magic. Your lad Thialfi was the one whom I first deceived. For it was not a Giant youth who raced against ...
( Category: Comparative Religion June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2014-02-03 | Author:Skyes, Edgerton & Kendall, Alan & Sykes, Egerton [Skyes, Edgerton]

L God ‘L’ ‘The Old Black God’ of the Mayans, depicted as an old man with toothless gums with one half of his face covered with black paint. He may ...
( Category: Medieval June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2013-03-25 | Author:Sturluson, Snorri [Sturluson, Snorri]

SAGA OF MAGNUS THE BLIND AND OF HARALD GILLE. PRELIMINARY REMARKS An age of conflict now begins in Norway. On his death, in 1130, Sigurd left his son Magnus and ...
( Category: Children's Books June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2015-09-06 | Author:Manco, Jean [Manco, Jean]

71 Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul. The southern part of the lands of the Gauls had been taken by the Romans before Caesar’s day. As governor of Cisalpine Gaul and Gallia ...
( Category: Archaeology June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2004-03-17 | Author:Fee, Christopher R. [Fee, Christopher R.]

Heroic Journeys and Quests At the center of most hero myths is the quest. Through the quest adventure, the hero proves his worth and “makes a name” for himself. The ...
( Category: Medieval June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2013-02-10 | Author:Haywood, John [Haywood, John]

Norwegian Vikings conquered and settled the Orkney and Shetland Islands and the Sudreys between about 825 and 850. Sigurd the Stout, the earl of Orkney, now rules all these islands, ...
( Category: History June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2015-09-21 | Author:Moffat, Alistair [Moffat, Alistair]

10 Rebellious Scots WHILE INTERNATIONAL politics played out in London, Paris and the Netherlands, as new kings came and old kings fled and the balance of power in Europe shifted, ...