The Northern World: The History and Heritage of Northern Europe, AD 400-1100David Mackenzie Wilson, Christine E. Fell H. N. Abrams, 1980 - 248 oldal The contribution of Germanic-speaking peoples to our civilization between 400-1100 AD is in many ways as vital as that of the Latin speakers. A team of historians and archaeologists condense the discoveries of modern research into a concise and readable form in this volume. |
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... Christian baptism : ' I forsake Thunaer and Uuoden . . . and all those devils who are their companions . ' An attempt to serve both pagan and Christian gods in the early days of Anglo - Saxon Christianity is recorded by Bede . He says ...
... Christian baptism : ' I forsake Thunaer and Uuoden . . . and all those devils who are their companions . ' An attempt to serve both pagan and Christian gods in the early days of Anglo - Saxon Christianity is recorded by Bede . He says ...
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... Christian baptism ) , coins from Gaul , and a helmet and shield which may have come from Sweden , as well as gold and garnet jewellery made by English craftsmen . It has been variously suggested that this was a cenotaph , the body ...
... Christian baptism ) , coins from Gaul , and a helmet and shield which may have come from Sweden , as well as gold and garnet jewellery made by English craftsmen . It has been variously suggested that this was a cenotaph , the body ...
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... Christianity became one of the most popular motifs both in writing and in the visual arts . Three basic attitudes may be distinguished : the main emphasis is placed on the Christian religion itself ; or paganism is represented as ...
... Christianity became one of the most popular motifs both in writing and in the visual arts . Three basic attitudes may be distinguished : the main emphasis is placed on the Christian religion itself ; or paganism is represented as ...
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