Merlin and Arthur. The ... essay is printed for the use of the Early English Text Society, whose ... publications were the means of turning the author's attention to the histories of Merlin and Arthur

Scott Frederick 1814-1889 Surtees

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PN 685 S8 1871 MAIN >Sf(-i. ees.Z)u--/T 5 Tk&tcv" • • • • • •• • • • •» • • • ••••••••• • • . • SQ 187,1 MAIM IRLIN Berserker's rage, whenThe sagas of Norse story tell us of the the warrior, flinging aside all prudence, and forgetful of all odds against him, striking right and left, rushes into the thick of the enemy's ranks. There are some points of history which, shaping themselves in dream-land, have taken hold of my waking fancies, and now lead lay themme, regardless of consequences and adverse criticism, to before the public. It is well known how our zealous archaeologist in the North, Mr. Greenwell, has, in order to increase our knowledge of tribes and races of past ages, been upturning the grave-yards alike of Briton and Koman, Saxon and Dane ; and how, through these re- searches, he has been enabled each tumulus itsto parcel out to proper skull-name, overthrowing in traditions ofmany instances the the neighbourhood haveas to its pet Howe or Barrow ; so also I reason to believe that, in connexion with this North-Humberland of ours, there are other tumuli which have passed for what they are not, and other characters which, on examination, turn out not to have been properly classified and sorted. There are some mounds in history, as in grave-diggings, which, towering above the rest, arrest our attention, and which we long to delve in, assured that there is some mystery, past, if you couldsome clue to generations only but unravel it.

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• Arthur

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 20
• Langue: English

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