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Dasent, Sir George Webbe — (1817 1896) Scandinavian scholar, b. in the island of St. Vincent, of which his f. was Attorney general, ed. at Westminster School, King s Coll., London, and Oxf., he entered the diplomatic service, and was for several years Sec. to the… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
George Webbe Dasent — Sir George Webbe Dasent (May 22, 1817 ndash; June 11, 1896), English writer, was born in St. Vincent, West Indies, the son of the attorney general of that island.He was educated at Westminster School, King s College London, and Oxford University … Wikipedia
Dasent — (spr. dēßent), Sir George, eigentlich Webbe, engl. Gelehrter, geb. 1818 auf der Insel St. Vincent, gest. 12. Juni 1896 in London, ward am King s College zu London und in Oxford gebildet und 1852 Advokat am Middle Temple zu London, dann… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Norrœna Society — The Norrœna Society was the imprint of a private publishing venture that between 1905 and 1911 produced multi volume sets of reprints of classic 19th century editions, mostly translations, of Old Norse literary and historical works, Northern… … Wikipedia
Norwegian Folktales — Asbjørnsen og Moes norske folke og huldre eventyr. Edition from 1896. Norwegian Folktales (Norwegian: Norske Folkeeventyr) is a collection of Norwegian folktales and legends by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. It is also known as… … Wikipedia
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Shooting an apple off one's child's head — William Tell s apple shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster s Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one s child s head, also known as apple shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow or crossbow that occurs as … Wikipedia
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen — (1812 1885) was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (1813 1882) were collectors of Norwegian folklore. They were so closely united in their lifes work that their folk tale collections are commonly mentioned only as… … Wikipedia
Olvir Rosta — Ölvir Rósta Residence Caithness; Sutherland; possibly the Hebrides, or the Isle of Mann Other names Ölvir Rósta; Ölvir Þorljótsson Known for Appearing in the Orkneyinga saga Parents … Wikipedia
