Glastonbury: The Novel of Christian EnglandCrossway Books, 1992 - Всего страниц: 859 "The story begins with the arrival of Joseph of Arimathea and his family, bearing the most sacred relic in all Christendom, the Holy Grail; and continues on to their confrontation with the Druids and the conversion of the new land to Christ; to the persecutions under the Roman Empire, until that rule is ended and Patrick becomes the first Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey; the adventures of King Arthur and his knights as they fend off invading barbarians; the revival of Christianity under St. Augustine of Canterbury; the struggle to keep alive the Faith in the midst of the Viking raids; the ages of Alfred the Great and Richard the Lionheart; and ends, finally, with the terrible upheavals under Henry VIII"--www.amazon.com. |
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... horse archers . The horse archers held . By the time the foederati had scrambled over the bodies of their fallen companions and pressed forward , the horsemen could withdraw . The newly assembled war machine of the Comes Britanniae was ...
... horse archers . The horse archers held . By the time the foederati had scrambled over the bodies of their fallen companions and pressed forward , the horsemen could withdraw . The newly assembled war machine of the Comes Britanniae was ...
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... horse byre Aelfric took comfort that Leander did not turn his back on him , but came readily to his call . The horse no longer limped perceptibly , but the hoof would never again be strong enough to sup- port a rider . Yet he well paid ...
... horse byre Aelfric took comfort that Leander did not turn his back on him , but came readily to his call . The horse no longer limped perceptibly , but the hoof would never again be strong enough to sup- port a rider . Yet he well paid ...
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... horse carved in the chalk of the South Saxon downs . Alfred would choose again a battle site beneath a white horse on the chalk uplands near Ethandune . The horse was not a superstitious omen like the raven banner , but a visible ...
... horse carved in the chalk of the South Saxon downs . Alfred would choose again a battle site beneath a white horse on the chalk uplands near Ethandune . The horse was not a superstitious omen like the raven banner , but a visible ...
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