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Side 14
... to the monuments of the country , it will be seen that this current view is open to
much doubt . Burial - places and giants ' chambers precisely similar to those of
the Stone age of Denmark have been found in these islands , if not numerous ...
... to the monuments of the country , it will be seen that this current view is open to
much doubt . Burial - places and giants ' chambers precisely similar to those of
the Stone age of Denmark have been found in these islands , if not numerous ...
Side 16
Much more probable is it that they only reached these islands in company with
the Celts , after having obtained metal weapons , and having learned the
construction of some better kind of boat . Moreover , no trace of any language
older than ...
Much more probable is it that they only reached these islands in company with
the Celts , after having obtained metal weapons , and having learned the
construction of some better kind of boat . Moreover , no trace of any language
older than ...
Side 17
Comparing the language of the west of Ireland with the oldest names belonging
to the ancient history of the east of Britain , we find that the first inhabitants of both
islands were the same people . And in fact all the seafaring tribes of the west ...
Comparing the language of the west of Ireland with the oldest names belonging
to the ancient history of the east of Britain , we find that the first inhabitants of both
islands were the same people . And in fact all the seafaring tribes of the west ...
Side 19
... arrived in these islands , but especially in Britain . The name of the Iceni is not
to be explained from Celtic , the original word being Cent ; but in Iberian ( Basque
) the i is a frequent prefix , and in foreign names causes no change of meaning .
... arrived in these islands , but especially in Britain . The name of the Iceni is not
to be explained from Celtic , the original word being Cent ; but in Iberian ( Basque
) the i is a frequent prefix , and in foreign names causes no change of meaning .
Side 20
Undoubtedly , the name Albion proceeded from the north of the island , and the
people who conferred it , belonged to the original settlers . It is difficult to fix
anything near the time at which the first immigration took place . For geognostic ...
Undoubtedly , the name Albion proceeded from the north of the island , and the
people who conferred it , belonged to the original settlers . It is difficult to fix
anything near the time at which the first immigration took place . For geognostic ...
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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 |