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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
15: ...torical persons may have influenced the later legends, like the [[Scots]] king [[Aedan mac Gabran]], wh...
27: ...sman, agrees to the request, and fulfills the demands of Olwen's [[giant]] father [[Ysbaddaden]], which...
29: This may be related to legends where Arthur is depicted as the leader of the [[W...
31: ...ditor of the Welsh Triads, matched it to Kelly Rounds, a [[hill fort]] in the Cornish parish of [[Eglos...
35: ...hat after the [[Norman Conquest]] of Britain in [[1066]] there was renewed interest in the Arthurian Leg... - Adela of Normandy (2741 bytes)
7: ... accession to the [[England|English]] throne in [[1066]]. She was the favorite sister of King [[Henry I ... - California (63989 bytes)
98: ...re diverse in their political organization with bands, tribes, tribelets, and on the resource-rich coas...
113: ...this rail link was established, hundreds of thousands of Americans came west, where new Californians we...
171: ... moisture-laden air from the west cools as it ascends the mountains, dropping moisture; some of the rai...
453: 1066 [[San Joaquin, California]] - [[Fresno County]] -...
498: ...fectiveness. The quality of the local schools depends strongly on the local tax base, and the size of t... - Comet (30542 bytes)
11: ...cords the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{hnote|Reading Museum, scene 1}}
15: ...material. Solar heating drives off volatile compounds leaving behind heavy long-chain organics that ten...
43: ...t a phenomenon related to the planets, on the grounds that while the planets confined their motion to t...
73: :Thro' which his long ellipsis winds; perhaps
95: Of the thousands of known comets, some are very unusual. Comet Enc... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
8: ...d 150 years later in the [[Norman Conquest]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] leadership and i...
17: ... English possession. The recovery of these lost lands became a major focus of English diplomacy. Anoth...
27: ... sovereign; Edward wanted the return of further lands lost by his father. A compromise homage in [[1329...
31: ...[[felony]]) by not attending to the needs and demands of his lord. Edward III responded by saying he wa...
40: ... Brittany, with the city of [[Vannes]] changing hands several times, and further campaigns in [[Gascony... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
4: ... detention, or depredation committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship o...
18: ...s, the Goths seized enormous booty and took thousands into captivity.
27: ...from [[Scandinavia]] who raided from about 783 to 1066, during the [[Viking Age]] in the [[Early Middle ...
29: ...Muslim pirates operated out of the [[Balearic Islands]] in the 10th century. From 824 to 961 [[Arab]] p...
47: ...along the coast of southern [[Alaska]] and on islands in northwest [[British Columbia]], were tradition... - French language (40201 bytes)
52: ... [[Norman conquest|conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]], the [[Normans]] took their [[Norman language|l...
288: ...[[Mauritania]], [[United Kingdom]] ([[Channel Islands]]), [[United States|United States of America]] (m...
342: ==Sounds==
354: ...diacritics to specify its large range of vowel sounds and [[diphthongs]], rather it uses specific combi...
408: French spelling, like English spelling, tends to preserve obsolete pronunciation rules. This is... - Jury (14851 bytes)
18: ...ncept can also be traced to [[Normandy]] before [[1066]], when a jury of nobles was established to decid...
28: ...ys exclude jurors who have professions or backgrounds similar to that of the victim and who could thus ...
43: ...t extends after the verdict has been rendered depends on the jurisdiction. In [[English law]], the jury...
61: ...reaction to the case, which may be by a show of hands. The jury will then attempt to arrive at a consen...
69: ...tment is issued. In general, the size of juries tends to be larger if the crime alleged is more serious... - Bayeux Tapestry (13194 bytes)
2: ...in [[England]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] of [[1066]], and commemorates the events leading up to the ...
5: ...eted in 1077, 11 years after the famous battle of 1066. The borders of the tapestry are filled with myt...
11: ... is an artistic flow to the entire piece, which lends credence to the theory that one artist designed i...
15: ...ven warrior at 19. He prevailed in the battle of 1066 and captured the crown at 38. William knew littl...
22: ...coming. Finally, the famous day dawns; October 14 1066. The battle took place 65 miles from London. Ha... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
7: ...conquest by winning the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066 in what has become known as the [[Norman Conquest...
23: ...ng [[Edward the Confessor]] of England (January [[1066]]), William claimed the throne of England, assert...
25: ...[[Pevensey]] in [[Sussex]] on [[September 28]], [[1066]] and assembled a prefabricated wooden castle nea...
27: ... Hastings]]. This took place on [[October 14]], [[1066]]. According to some accounts, perhaps based on a...
29: ...re. William was then crowned on [[December 25]] [[1066]] in [[Westminster Abbey]]. - Viking (18085 bytes)
52: ...o make an expedition to the west to clear the islands and [[Scotland|Scottish]] mainland of Vikings. Nu...
64: ...e" may be assigned not only to the Scandinavian lands (modern Denmark, and southern Norway and Sweden),...
66: ... colonialization of [[Shetland]], the [[Faroe Islands]], [[Iceland]], [[Greenland]], and even a short e...
104: ...re attested both in rock carvings and by actual finds (See [[Bohusl䮝] [http://www.straightdope.com/ma...
113: of Northern Europe''. Harmondsworth: Penguin. New edition 1990 by Penguin Books.... - Viking Age (10637 bytes)
2: ...and [[1066]] A.D in [[Scandinavia]]. This corresponds to the latter half of the early [[Iron Age]]. Dur...
4: ... of England attempted by [[Harald H岤r夥]] in [[1066]].
10: ...e French language and culture into [[England]] in 1066, after the [[Norman Conquest]] of England.
25: ... family reign. The Viking presence dwindled until 1066 when the Danes lost their final battle with the E...
31: ...ed to the north-west and west, to the [[Faroe Islands]], [[Shetland]], [[Orkney]], [[Iceland]], [[Irela...
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