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- ==Etymology 1== From Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor (summer), from Proto-West Germanic *sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz ...4 KB (481 words) - 21:39, 29 September 2023
- Amber is the common name for fossil resin or tree sap that is appreciated for its inherent and interesting mixture of colors. Although not mineralized ...17 KB (2,724 words) - 02:46, 24 July 2023
- In prosody, alliterative verse is a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed ...24 KB (3,773 words) - 20:35, 30 November 2023
- Robert Morrison (born January 5, 1782 in Bullers Green, near Morpeth, Northumberland; died August 1, 1834 in Canton) was a Scottish missionary ...15 KB (2,249 words) - 01:44, 16 December 2022
- a time when much of his readership considered Anglo-Saxons the noble pinnacle of civilization. He captivated young intellectuals with total assurance ...28 KB (4,252 words) - 18:12, 29 July 2023
- For the ancient Scandinavians, Anglo-Saxons, and Germans, the rune Eoh (yew) protects against evil and witchcraft; a non-alphabetical rune representing ...13 KB (2,101 words) - 17:26, 26 July 2023
- The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September 5, 1905, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard ...11 KB (1,628 words) - 04:51, 5 November 2022
- were being colonized by pagan Anglo-Saxons. At this time, Patrick was swept away by Irish marauders when he was only 16 years old. Along with ...14 KB (2,321 words) - 00:49, 23 December 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law Comparative law (French: droit comparé, German: Rechtsvergleichung, Italian: diritto comparato ...12 KB (1,733 words) - 08:07, 14 January 2023
- The Battle of Kandahar, September 1, 1880, represents the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The battle in southern Afghanistan ...22 KB (3,333 words) - 10:03, 22 September 2023
- Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire (Latin: imperium Francorum), Frankish Kingdom (Latin: regnum Francorum, "Kingdom ...50 KB (7,783 words) - 08:59, 6 October 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology [[Image:British Museum from NE.JPG|thumb|300 px|Main entrance of the British Museum ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 02:44, 22 November 2023
- many of the men who worked for him: Alcuin, an Anglo-Saxons from York; Theodulf, a Visigoth, probably from Septimania; Paul the Deacon, a Lombard; and ...56 KB (8,914 words) - 01:47, 4 December 2023
- Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080 – 1 May 1118) was the first wife and queen consort of King Henry I of England. The daughter of Scottish royalty ...12 KB (1,885 words) - 16:52, 7 November 2022
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh ( ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ), also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of the Punjab ...14 KB (2,163 words) - 05:26, 5 November 2022
- down of the barrier between the Normans and the Anglo-Saxons, and his willingness to recognize the rights of his subjects. ===Illegitimate children=== ...20 KB (3,081 words) - 11:15, 25 June 2024
- Anglicanism (from Anglia, the Latin name for England) describes the Christian denominations that follow the religious traditions developed by ...21 KB (3,167 words) - 05:52, 28 July 2023
- Ailred or Ælred or Ailred of Rievaulx, Abbot of Rievaulx (b. Hexham 1110 – d. Rievaulx January 12, 1167), is a Christian saint and historian ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 06:57, 16 June 2023
- . Among certain Germanic tribes (such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norsemen), blood was ritually sprinkled after battle (Blóts), as it was considered ...16 KB (2,426 words) - 18:13, 31 October 2023
- Oral tradition, oral culture and oral lore is a way for a society to transmit history, literature, law and other knowledges across generations ...37 KB (5,219 words) - 00:59, 18 November 2022