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Side 11
... placed the urn containing the remains of the body . Instead of the urn a stone
chest , about half a yard long , was sometimes constructed . Many of the “ hills ” .
contain from thirty to seventy urns , and these were no doubt family burial - places
.
... placed the urn containing the remains of the body . Instead of the urn a stone
chest , about half a yard long , was sometimes constructed . Many of the “ hills ” .
contain from thirty to seventy urns , and these were no doubt family burial - places
.
Side 14
It is quite probable that some of the tribe named did migrate to the opposite shore
, but , beyond a doubt , all authentic traditions of this nature had disappeared
long before the visit of the Roman general to Britain . Our British ethnography has
...
It is quite probable that some of the tribe named did migrate to the opposite shore
, but , beyond a doubt , all authentic traditions of this nature had disappeared
long before the visit of the Roman general to Britain . Our British ethnography has
...
Side 15
15 The description of a burial - place in Pembrokeshire called Y Gromlech ,
leaves no doubt of its identity with the Stone chambers . It consists of “ several
rude stones pitched on end in a circular order ; and in the midst of the circle , a
vast rude ...
15 The description of a burial - place in Pembrokeshire called Y Gromlech ,
leaves no doubt of its identity with the Stone chambers . It consists of “ several
rude stones pitched on end in a circular order ; and in the midst of the circle , a
vast rude ...
Side 18
Our unfortunate acquaintance , Vortigern , turns into fear tigherna ( vir tyrannus ) ,
the ruling man ; and his son , Vortimer , no doubt was fear timthire , his minister or
lieutenant . The Cambro - Celts landed on the south and west of Britain , and ...
Our unfortunate acquaintance , Vortigern , turns into fear tigherna ( vir tyrannus ) ,
the ruling man ; and his son , Vortimer , no doubt was fear timthire , his minister or
lieutenant . The Cambro - Celts landed on the south and west of Britain , and ...
Side 23
And there is scarcely a doubt , that man in his earliest migrations , as in his latest ,
was in search not only of food , but of health and independence . As a
consequence of the peculiar local condition of these counties , we are enabled to
judge ...
And there is scarcely a doubt , that man in his earliest migrations , as in his latest ,
was in search not only of food , but of health and independence . As a
consequence of the peculiar local condition of these counties , we are enabled to
judge ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Cumberland & Westmorland, Ancient and Modern: The People, Dialect, Superstitions and Customs |
| Forfatter | Jeremiah Sullivan |
| Udgiver | Whittaker and Company, 1857 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Det bayerske statsbibliotek |
| Digitaliseret | 8. sep 2009 |
| Længde | 171 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |