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... famous Merlin , born in the isle of Sein , the offspring of a nun and a demon , who hoped by the means of this child to destroy Christianity ; but as Merlin was baptized the parents were disappointed . He went heartily into the service ...
... famous Merlin , born in the isle of Sein , the offspring of a nun and a demon , who hoped by the means of this child to destroy Christianity ; but as Merlin was baptized the parents were disappointed . He went heartily into the service ...
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... famous bard Taliessin , an exile from Great Britain , and who lived in a cromlech in the peninsula of Rhuis , interpreted a dream , which foretold to Judhäel the wonderful qualities of his son Judicael . At this time Hoel III . was on ...
... famous bard Taliessin , an exile from Great Britain , and who lived in a cromlech in the peninsula of Rhuis , interpreted a dream , which foretold to Judhäel the wonderful qualities of his son Judicael . At this time Hoel III . was on ...
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... famous Constable . I have to acknowledge much kindness and courtesy from Mr. George Bullen and the authorities in the Reading Room of the British Museum , and from the librarian of Quimper ; I have also gained some valuable facts ...
... famous Constable . I have to acknowledge much kindness and courtesy from Mr. George Bullen and the authorities in the Reading Room of the British Museum , and from the librarian of Quimper ; I have also gained some valuable facts ...
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... famous Christian martyrs of Nantes St. Donatien and his brother St. Rogatien , sons of the Count of Nantes - who suffered for the faith in the third century , were called " Les Enfants Nantais . " - Up the Rue Briord , on the left , are ...
... famous Christian martyrs of Nantes St. Donatien and his brother St. Rogatien , sons of the Count of Nantes - who suffered for the faith in the third century , were called " Les Enfants Nantais . " - Up the Rue Briord , on the left , are ...
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... famous tomb of the last Duke of Brittany , Francis II . , and his second wife , Marguerite de Foix . This monument has been boarded up for eighteen months , while additions are being made to the east end of the cathedral . We were much ...
... famous tomb of the last Duke of Brittany , Francis II . , and his second wife , Marguerite de Foix . This monument has been boarded up for eighteen months , while additions are being made to the east end of the cathedral . We were much ...
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