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(Encyclopedia)Y, the: see Young Men's Christian Association. ...Web, the
(Encyclopedia)Web, the: see World Wide Web.Narrows, the
(Encyclopedia)Narrows, the, strait: see New York Bay. ...Sound, the
(Encyclopedia)Sound, the: see Øresund, Denmark and Sweden. ...Needles, the
(Encyclopedia)Needles, the, England: see Wight, Isle of. ...Widukind, Saxon leader
(Encyclopedia)Widukind wĭtˈə– [key], d. 807?, leader of the Saxons against the Frankish king Charlemagne (later emperor of the West). In 782, when Charlemagne organized Saxony as a Frankish province and ordere...Lotharingia
(Encyclopedia)Lotharingia lŏthərĭnˈjə [key], name given to the northern portion of the lands assigned (843) to Emperor of the West Lothair I in the first division of the Carolingian empire (see Verdun, Treaty ...Arval Brothers
(Encyclopedia)Arval Brothers ärˈvəl [key], in Roman religion, college of 12 priests chosen from the most distinguished senatorial families. It was said that the original brothers were sons of Acca Larentia. Thei...Lion, The
(Encyclopedia)Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation. ...Ram, The
(Encyclopedia)Ram, The, English name for Aries, a constellation. ...Browse by Subject
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