Origins of English HistoryB. Quaritch, 1882 - 458 sider |
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Side vi
... Celts - are divided into the Gaulish stock , which is first described as far as materials exist , and the Celts or Gaels of an earlier migration , whose colonies were found in every part of the British Islands that was not held by the ...
... Celts - are divided into the Gaulish stock , which is first described as far as materials exist , and the Celts or Gaels of an earlier migration , whose colonies were found in every part of the British Islands that was not held by the ...
Side vii
... Celtic Religions of which traces have remained in France as well as in the British Islands . The work ends with a concise history of the Roman Province of Britain , and an account of the English Conquest down to the period when ...
... Celtic Religions of which traces have remained in France as well as in the British Islands . The work ends with a concise history of the Roman Province of Britain , and an account of the English Conquest down to the period when ...
Side ix
... Celtic Islands - The College of Druidesses -Voyage to Britain - Albion and Ierne - Pytheas travels in Britain - His obser- vations - Erroneous measurements - Ancient ideas of the extent of the world- State of Kent and Southern Britain ...
... Celtic Islands - The College of Druidesses -Voyage to Britain - Albion and Ierne - Pytheas travels in Britain - His obser- vations - Erroneous measurements - Ancient ideas of the extent of the world- State of Kent and Southern Britain ...
Side x
... Celtic tribes - Methods of finding their ancient settlements -Antiquarian research - Philological method - Division of the Celtic languages— Living forms in Wales , Ireland , Scotland , Man , Brittany - Dead forms : Welsh of Strathclyde ...
... Celtic tribes - Methods of finding their ancient settlements -Antiquarian research - Philological method - Division of the Celtic languages— Living forms in Wales , Ireland , Scotland , Man , Brittany - Dead forms : Welsh of Strathclyde ...
Side xi
Charles Isaac Elton. CHAPTER V I. REESE LIFEAS UNIVERS CALIFORN CELTS AND NON - CELTIC TRIBES . The population outside the Gaulish settlements - Insular Celts - Pre - Celtic tribes -How classified - The Stone Age - Bronze Age - Iron Age ...
Charles Isaac Elton. CHAPTER V I. REESE LIFEAS UNIVERS CALIFORN CELTS AND NON - CELTIC TRIBES . The population outside the Gaulish settlements - Insular Celts - Pre - Celtic tribes -How classified - The Stone Age - Bronze Age - Iron Age ...
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afterwards amber ancient Antiqu appears Archæol atque Avienus barrows Bede Borough-English Brit Britain Britannia British Britons bronze Cæsar called Cambr Cassiterides Celtic Celts century A.D. chieftains Chronicle Cimbri circa coast Compare conquest Cornwall custom descended described districts Druids Eccl eldest England English Ermin Street forest Gaul Gaulish German gods Greek Grimm Hist ibid inhabitants inscriptions Ireland Irish island Isle Julius Cæsar Kemble Kent kind King kingdom land legend Mabinogion Mythol nations Nennius northern Olaus Magnus origin passage Picts Pliny Posidonius province Pytheas quæ quam quod race region Revue Celtique Roman round Saxons Scotland seems Septent shore Solinus stone story Strabo sunt Tacitus temple Thule traced travellers tribes voyage Wales wall Welsh wild worship youngest γὰρ δὲ διὰ ἐν καὶ κατὰ μὲν περὶ τὰ τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τῶν
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Side 128 - To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, In caves of the earth, and in the rocks. Among the bushes they brayed ; Under the nettles they were gathered together.
Side 295 - This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep; and so on.' After that, they use the same ceremony to the noxious animals : ' This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, 0 eagle !' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle...
Side 294 - On that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them. Each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging it over his shoulder, says, " This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses : this to thee, preserve thou my sheep ;
Side 137 - ... and every man drives in three for each wife that he marries. Now the men have all many wives apiece; and this is the way in which they live. Each has his own hut, wherein he dwells, upon one of the platforms, and each has also a trap-door giving access to the lake beneath...
Side 81 - And that is the reason why the sea in those parts is impassable and impenetrable, because there is such a quantity of shallow mud in the way; and this was caused by the subsidence of the island.
Side 425 - Ac fuit antea tempus, cum Germanos Galli virtute superarent, ultro bella inferrent, propter hominum multitudinem agrique inopiam trans Rhenum colonias mitterent.
Side 249 - Gwynn the son of Nudd, whom God has placed over the brood of devils in Annwn, lest they should destroy the present race. He will never be spared thence." " It will be easy for me to compass this, although thou mayest think that it will not be easy.
Side 33 - A Woman sitting down, takes a handful of Corn, holding it by the Stalks in her left hand, and then sets fire to the Ears, which are presently in a flame ; she has a Stick in her right hand, which she manages very dexterously, beating off the Grain at the very Instant, when the Husk is quite burnt, for if she miss of that, she must use the Kiln ; but Experience has taught them this Art to perfection. The Corn may be so dressed, winowed, ground, and baked within an Hour after reaping from the Ground.
Side 279 - When it pleased him, he could render himself as tall as the highest tree in the forest. And he had another peculiarity : so great was the heat of his nature that, when it rained hardest, whatever he carried remained dry for a handbreadth above, and a handbreadth below, his hand ; and, when his companions were coldest, it was to them as fuel with which to light their fire.
Side 229 - Here he was met by all the neighbouring folk of Somersetshire, and Wiltshire, and Hampshire, who had not, for fear of the pagans, fled beyond the sea ; and when they saw the king alive after such great tribulation, they received him, as he deserved, with joy and acclamations, and encamped there for one night. When the following day dawned, the king struck his camp, and went to Okely, where he encamped for one night.