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87English Swear Words
The English language uses amusing, unusual, even unique methods for swearing. Every language has it’s expletives but English is bloody strange.That last one for instance, peculiar to England though sometimes used in the British Dominions of...
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88Light of Aidan-Lament, the lyrics
In early September 2009 I was approached by Human LLC to write a Welsh song for a commercial they were making for the new Halo 3 ODST game that was soon to be launched. I was shown the video and given suggestions of the theme they were looking for....
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84Tally's Electric Theatre
On April 2nd 1902 the world’s first theater built exclusively for the showing of movies was opened at 262 South Main Street, Los Angeles. Tally’s Electric Theater was to change the way the world was entertained and eventually to how the world...
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84The 47 Ronin
Among flowers, the cherry blossom; among men, the Samurai. (Japanese Proverb) The story of the 47 Ronin, considered the national legend of Japan, is a tale of Honor, Duty and Loyalty. They were given the death penalty for their deed and yet, what...
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83Americanisms, English in America
John Witherspoon was a Scottish minister who immigrated to America in 1768. He became president of the college of New Jersey, now Princeton, he was an enthusiastic supporter of the American colonists and was the only clergyman to sign the...
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81The Wisdom of Odin
Odin stands unique amongst Gods. He doesn’t claim to know everything. In fact Odin is always seeking out greater and deeper wisdom and knowledge. Within Germanic, frequently miss-spoken of as Norse, mythology, Odin knows that one day he will die....
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82videoThe Welsh Alphabet
Wales is a country filled with Myth and Legend. wales is the ancient home of the Bard and Storyteller, the Poet and the Singer. Even today, the highest honour Wales can give is to recognize the greatest poet in the land. Many of the tales, still...
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82The Mysterious Death of Harold Godwinson at Hastings
It is commonly believed that Harold Godwinson, last Saxon King of England, died at the battle of Hastings with an arrow in his eye. What is less well known is that this version of his death was questioned at the time; many believed that King Harold...
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82The Welsh National Eisteddfod
The Eisteddfod (plural, Eisteddfodau) is an ancient Celtic tradition centered on honoring the Bard. From the earliest times the Bard was always welcome amongst King and commoner alike. The Bard brought news...
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80The Thirteen Treasures of the island of Britain
THE THIRTEEN TREASURES OF THE ISLAND OF BRITAIN (TAIR THLWS AR DDEG YNYS PRYDAIN) In the times before the Anglo-Saxon invasions that divided up the Island of Britain and before the conversion to Christianity, there are tales of thirteen...
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