Manx Note Book, Volumes 1-2Douglas., 1885 |
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... figured in his work upon Troy and its Remains . With regard to these the doctor remarks that he had frequently found both the and and the on remains during the course of his excavations without at first being able to understand their ...
... figured in his work upon Troy and its Remains . With regard to these the doctor remarks that he had frequently found both the and and the on remains during the course of his excavations without at first being able to understand their ...
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... figured in various forms on Greek coins and Etruscan vases four or five hundred years before the Christian era . These , however , would be utterly unknown to a Scottish king in the thirteenth century , and neither Mr. Oswald nor any ...
... figured in various forms on Greek coins and Etruscan vases four or five hundred years before the Christian era . These , however , would be utterly unknown to a Scottish king in the thirteenth century , and neither Mr. Oswald nor any ...
Page 9
... figured monu- ments . These , at least , prove at the outset that it was once a religious symbol or hieroglyph of the deepest significance . And now we find ourselves face to face with the tremendous question on which libraries of books ...
... figured monu- ments . These , at least , prove at the outset that it was once a religious symbol or hieroglyph of the deepest significance . And now we find ourselves face to face with the tremendous question on which libraries of books ...
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... figured a leg running . Waring . Fig . 26. - Three legs armed with greaves , running in a circle , borne on the shield of a warrior ; from a Greek vase found at Agrigentum in Sicily . Waring . Fig . 27. From a very ancient Thracian coin ...
... figured a leg running . Waring . Fig . 26. - Three legs armed with greaves , running in a circle , borne on the shield of a warrior ; from a Greek vase found at Agrigentum in Sicily . Waring . Fig . 27. From a very ancient Thracian coin ...
Page 104
... figured on the plate opposite page 97 , which , as will presently be shewn , may claim to be the oldest of the inscribed crosses in the Island . The native Scandinavian art , as exhibited on Swedish and Norwegian stones , is of a ...
... figured on the plate opposite page 97 , which , as will presently be shewn , may claim to be the oldest of the inscribed crosses in the Island . The native Scandinavian art , as exhibited on Swedish and Norwegian stones , is of a ...
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A. W. Moore ancient Andreas anglicised Antiquarian appointed Arbory ayns Ballasalla Ballaugh bapt BAPTISMS baptized Bishop Wilson born Braddan British Museum BURIALS buried Castle Rushen Castletown Celtic century Church coin Compare Irish contracted from Mac Crellin cross at Kirk Curghey daughter Deemster died Douglas Drawn by J. M. Earl of Derby edited elsewhere emblem English Ewan Four Mast Futhork Fylfot Gaelic German Gill Giolla Harrison Henry Hildesley House of Keys inscriptions Ireland Island Isle of Mann issue J. M. Nicholson James John Jurby Kermode King Kirk Michael Lezayre Lhig Lonan Lord Malew Manks Manx Note Book Manx Society Manx Worthies Marown married Maughold monuments Nial Old Manx Families Onchan origin ornament Parish Parr Peel Philip Moore probably published Quayle Ramsey Rector Register Runic Rutter Santon Scandinavian stone Thomas Vicar wife William Christian
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Page 8 - Man," an assertion which we know to be false. There is nothing easier than to solve a difficulty by manufacturing evidence. Another says, " The three legs conjoined were used by Sicily in allusion to its three headlands or promontories, whence its name, Trinacria." But this also is set aside by the fact that the device is found on many early Greek coins of inland towns having no connection with Sicily. One antiquary suggests that Alexander adopted the three legs running, " because, as mentioned by...
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