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... arms of three boars ' heads , were given by King Malcolm Ceanmohr ( 1057— 1093 A. D. ) to the progenitor of the house , as a reward for slaying , in the forest of Huntly , a wild boar , the terror of all the Merse . But in the 11th c ...
... arms of three boars ' heads , were given by King Malcolm Ceanmohr ( 1057— 1093 A. D. ) to the progenitor of the house , as a reward for slaying , in the forest of Huntly , a wild boar , the terror of all the Merse . But in the 11th c ...
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... arms for the new levies of Honvéds . He first exhi- bited his great military capacity after the rout of the Hungarian army near Schwechat , when he was made a general , and conducted the retreat that had to be effected with consummate ...
... arms for the new levies of Honvéds . He first exhi- bited his great military capacity after the rout of the Hungarian army near Schwechat , when he was made a general , and conducted the retreat that had to be effected with consummate ...
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... arms longer , that on the arm from the shoulder to the elbow pointing downwards , and that on the fore - arm pointing upwards to the elbow , where a tuft is formed . The face is covered with hair , but the chest is bare . There is ...
... arms longer , that on the arm from the shoulder to the elbow pointing downwards , and that on the fore - arm pointing upwards to the elbow , where a tuft is formed . The face is covered with hair , but the chest is bare . There is ...
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... arms in the Russian expe- sentiment of his countrymen in the Rhenish Mercury , one of the most spirit - stirring journals which Germany had ever possessed ; he became , in truth , the literary centre of the national movement . After ...
... arms in the Russian expe- sentiment of his countrymen in the Rhenish Mercury , one of the most spirit - stirring journals which Germany had ever possessed ; he became , in truth , the literary centre of the national movement . After ...
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... arms ; and his presence seems to have checked the ardour , and to have divided the strength of the enemy . A portion of the G. now returned to their own country . But in 269 they again started on a mari- time expedition in far greater ...
... arms ; and his presence seems to have checked the ardour , and to have divided the strength of the enemy . A portion of the G. now returned to their own country . But in 269 they again started on a mari- time expedition in far greater ...
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