the Danes

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• (the) Danes — the Danes [the Danes] noun [pl] the name used in English history for those ↑Vikings who attacked and settled in the eastern and northern parts of England in the 9th century, and whose kings ruled the whole of England from 1013 to 1042 …   Useful english dictionary

• The Ballad of the White Horse — is a poem by G K Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911 AD. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered an epic poem. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading… …   Wikipedia

• Danes (Germanic tribe) — The Danes were a North Germanic tribe (East of the Rhine) residing in modern day Denmark. They are mentioned in the 6th century in Jordanes Getica, by Procopius, and by Gregory of Tours. In his description of Scandza, Jordanes says that the Dani… …   Wikipedia

• Danes Hall — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• The Anglo-Saxon Church —     The Anglo Saxon Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church     I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN     The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly — is a poem in book one of James Joyce s novel Finnegans Wake (pages 44.24 to 47.32), where the protagonist H.C.E. has been brought low by a rumor which begins to spread across Dublin, apparently concerning a sexual trespass involving two girls in… …   Wikipedia

• The School of Armagh —     The School of Armagh     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The School of Armagh     The School of Armagh seems to have been the oldest, and down to the time of the Anglo Norman invasion continued to be one of the most celebrated, of the ancient… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hall of the Danes —    See Danes (Hall of) …   Dictionary of London

• The Pied Piper of Hamelin — is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin ( Hameln ), Germany. Famous versions of the legend are given by the Brothers Grimm and, in English, by Robert Browning.PlotIn 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering… …   Wikipedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Reformation —     The Reformation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation     The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the …   Catholic encyclopedia