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Side 17
Thus we have in Connaught a portion of the tribe that lived about the Sequana in
Gaul , and at a later period invaded Italy under Brennus ( a mountain torrent ) ,
and attacked Rome at the time when the capitol was only saved from surprise by
...
Thus we have in Connaught a portion of the tribe that lived about the Sequana in
Gaul , and at a later period invaded Italy under Brennus ( a mountain torrent ) ,
and attacked Rome at the time when the capitol was only saved from surprise by
...
Side 27
The conquest of the Brigantes , A.D. 121 , gave the signal for the fall of the whole
northern district , and Cumbria was not long saved from invasion by its mountains
. We may assume that this district was overrun by the Roman legions at some ...
The conquest of the Brigantes , A.D. 121 , gave the signal for the fall of the whole
northern district , and Cumbria was not long saved from invasion by its mountains
. We may assume that this district was overrun by the Roman legions at some ...
Side 30
Three names at least can be referred with certainty to this tribe , Skiddaw , the
Scots ' mountain , Bailey , and Ballydoyle . On the other hand , the Picts appear to
have confined their ravages altogether to the other side of the Pennine , as we ...
Three names at least can be referred with certainty to this tribe , Skiddaw , the
Scots ' mountain , Bailey , and Ballydoyle . On the other hand , the Picts appear to
have confined their ravages altogether to the other side of the Pennine , as we ...
Side 38
SKIDDAW , C. C. sgyddau , the Scots ' mountain . TORPENHOW , H. C. tor , hill ,
C. C. pen , hill , with a D. ending of the same meaning . Pr . torpenna , accenting
on the second ; this renders impossible any such derivation as Torpen's how .
SKIDDAW , C. C. sgyddau , the Scots ' mountain . TORPENHOW , H. C. tor , hill ,
C. C. pen , hill , with a D. ending of the same meaning . Pr . torpenna , accenting
on the second ; this renders impossible any such derivation as Torpen's how .
Side 41
And it must be observed , that all those districts had then as dense a population
as they could support , and that emigrant Britons might as well have remained to
be massacred , as flee for refuge ( according to the old story ) to the mountains .
And it must be observed , that all those districts had then as dense a population
as they could support , and that emigrant Britons might as well have remained to
be massacred , as flee for refuge ( according to the old story ) to the mountains .
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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 |