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| ecclesiastical history of the british people or some such, is one of the first englishman writing about the english in the 7 or 8 century. wonderful opening chapter describing the british isles, gets a bit bogged down with the christianity bit, but there are some great miracles in it: saints hanging up their cloaks on sunbeams, etc. there is a stunning passage where life is compared to a dark winter's night and a bird flies in through an open window into the warmth and light of a building before flying out thru another window back into the dark. Gerald of Wales, 11th century, is of course the man for you Fourwinds, i think he wrote one of the first descriptions of Ireland (and of course Wales). Reply | with quote | Posted by elderford 7th February 2003ce 12:05 In reply to: Re: julius caeser (FourWinds) |
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