THE ANGLO-SAXON 33-RUNE FUTHARK
Art Neuendorffer
http://www.arild-hauge.com/eanglor.htm
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THE ANGLO-SAXON 33-RUNE FUTHARK
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1 = Feo ........ f 12 = Jara ...... j 23 = Daeg ...... d
2 = Ur ......... u 13 = Yr ........ e` 24 = Otael ...... o
3 = Thorn .... th 14 = Pertra ... p 25 = Ac ..........
long a
4 = Os ...... short a 15 = Eolh ...... r 26 = Asec ....... short
a
5 = Rad ....... r 16 = Sigel ...... s 27 = Yr .......... y
6 = Ken ....... k 17 = Tir ........ t 28 = Ior .......... io
7 = Geofu .... g 18 = Beroc .... b 29 = Ear ......... ea
8 = Wynn .... w 19 = Eoh ....... e 30 = Cweorp ... qu
9 = Hagall .... h 20 = Mann ..... m 31 = Calk ........ k
10 = Nied ..... n 21 = Lagu ...... l 32 = Stan ........ st
11 = Is ......... i 22 = Ing ........ ng 33 = Gar .........
hard g
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Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/runic.htm
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A number of extra letters were added to the Runic alphabet to write
Anglo-Saxon/Old English. Runes were probably bought to Britain in the
5th century by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians (collectively
known as the Anglo-Saxons), and were used until about the 11th
century.
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Runic inscriptions are mostly found on jewellery, weapons, stones and
other objects. Very few examples of Runic writing on manuscripts have
survived.
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Divination with Anglo-Saxon Runes
http://www.iit.edu/~phillips/personal/lore/runedivin.html
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The runes are an ancient Germanic alphabet which probably dates back
to the last couple centuries B.C. It is commonly believed that they
were used for divination and magic, based on the many mentions of
magical runes in Norse literature, such as this f rom the Havamal,
stanza 157:
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. Þat kann ek it tólpta: ef ek sé á tré uppi váfa virgilná,
. sva ek ríst ok í rúnom fák,
. at sá gengr gumi
. ok mælir við mik..
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. A twelfth (spell) I know: when I see aloft upon a tree
. A corpse swinging from a rope,
. Then I cut and paint runes
. So that the man walks
. And speaks with me.
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. (translation by Ralph W. V. Elliott)
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A very early description of Germanic divination, which may have
involved runes, is given by Tacitus in Germania, chapter X (date, AD
98):
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Auspicia sortesque ut qui maxime observant. Sortium consuetudo
simplex: virgam frugiferae arbori decisam in surculos amputant eosque
notis quibusdam discretos super candidam vestem temere ac fortuito
spargunt; mox, si publice consultetur, sacerdos civitat is, sin
privatim, ipse pater familiae precatus deos caelumque suspiciens ter
singulos tollit, sublatos secundum impressam ante notam interpretatur.
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They, more than anyone, attend to omens and divination. Their
custom with regards to divination is simple: They cut down a branch
from a fruit-bearing tree, and chop it into twigs; they mark these
with certain signs, and sprinkle them randomly upon a w hite cloth.
Thereupon, the priest of the community, if it is a public matter, or
the head of the household, if it is a private one, having called upon
the gods, looks up to the sky and takes up three of the twigs, one
after another, and interprets them ac cording to the signs previously
carved on them.
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http://www.homestead.com/englishheathenism/runes.html
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http://jv.gilead.org.il/vt/c_earth/01.html
http://jv.gilead.org.il/wolcott/CE-allc/02.html
http://www.foliosoc.co.uk/folio/books/jules_verne.jpg
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiz
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*ALGIZ* , sometimes Elhaz, is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name
for the rune, representing the Proto-Germanic terminal -z or -r.
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Like the Ing-rune, Algiz differs from the other runes because it
was named acrophonically, since the sound it represents is a suffix.
The Proto-Germanic terminal z (continuing Proto-Indo-European
terminal s) became obsolete, and the rune is usually transcribed
as Proto-Norse R. The sound became the terminal -r in Old Norse,
and the existence of the algiz rune is the only indication
that there was still a phonemic difference between
the two in Proto-Norse (circa 8th century) times.
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The name *ALGIZ* is thought to mean *ELK* , but the reconstruction
is rather uncertain. By the time the rune poems were written,
the usage of the was long obsolete and the meaning lost,
but in the Gothic alphabet the letter z is called ezec,
which could be cognate to *ELK* >>
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. Stanley crest: argent, on a bend azure
. THREE STAGS HEADS cabossed or,
. a crescent for difference.
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http://elizabethan.org/heraldry/blazons.html
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__ [E]arl of [O]xford [L]ord [H]igh Chamberlain
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<<A variant of the *ALGIZ* rune survives in its original shape in
the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc runic alphabet, as *EOLH*, representing
a [?] sound. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, it is glossed as
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*EOLH* -secg eard hæfþ oftust on fenne / wexeð on wature, wundaþ
grimme / blode breneð beorna gehwylcne / ðe him ænigne onfeng gedeþ.
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"The *EOLH* -sedge is mostly to be found in a marsh;
. it grows in the water and makes a ghastly wound,
. coVERing with blood EVERy warrior who touches it."
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*EOLH* -secg *ELK* -sedge" was probably pronounced [?] in sandhi. The
reconstructed Proto-Germanic name algiz *ELK* , based on the names of
Anglo-Saxon *EOLH* (of the same shape, but with a different sound) and
Gothic ezec (with a different shape but the same sound) is rather
tenous, since almost any masculine noun could have been picked in
Proto-Germanic to represent the terminal z sound.
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In the Younger Futhark, the rune is continued by Yr *YEW*
(not to be confused with the Futhorc Yr rune.). The
shape of the *ALGIZ* rune is also continued in the Younger
Futhark Maðr ( *man* ), replacing the Elder Futhark Mannaz.>>
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. *ELK'S ELEVEN*
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<<In 1918, when the Armistice ended the fighting in Europe, it was a
life-long Elk, General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing, a member of New
York Lodge No. 1, who decided that the 11th Hour Significance observed
by the B.P.O.E. would be the basis for the signing of the papers.
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Using the hour of Eleven O'clock to honor others began
as far back as the Battle Of Hastings and was brought here
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by Charles *ALGERNON (ALGIZ - NON) SIDNEY* Vivian
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in 1867; Vivian had been a member of the Royal Antedeluvian
Order Of Buffaloes in England and this was a great tradition that
needed to be perpetuated when he formed the Jolly Corks in New York
City. Thus, when asked what his intentions were in the signing
of the Armistice, General Pershing chose the *ELEVEN* motif
due to his knowledge of the great history of the *ELKS* .>>
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http://www.heraldica.org/topics/famous/pics/sidney.jpg
http://elizabethan.org/heraldry/blazons.html
http://www.obcgs.com/heraldry1.htm
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___ Sidney *PHEON* + Stanley *ELK* (11)
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__________ <= 11 =>
__ T O T H E [O] N L I E B 'raw' probabilities:
__ E G E T T [E] R O F T H
__ E S E I N S V I N G S TIBIAL: 1 in 11,600
__ O N N E T S M r W H A EMEPH: 1 in 300
_____ L H A P __ I N E S GROTS: 1 in 199
__ --- |L] N D T [P] A T E [S| PHEON: 1 in 127
__ ------ _ [E|A] T I [H] P R [T|E]
___ - R---[N|I] Y [E] V [O|M]_ I
__- S E---[D|B] [O] [R|E] _ V E
_____ -- R L I - [V|I][N][G|P] _ O E [T]
__ W I S H---[E||T||H] _ T H [E] -- [W]
__ E L L W I--- [S]__ H I [N] G _ [A]
__ D V E N T [U] R [E]--R I __[N]
___ S E T T I -- [N] [G] F O R [T]
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Jan. 22, 1607 "Love Labour's Lost" & "Romeo & Juliet" registered.
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. http://www.everreader.com/knighsun.htm
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<<In Alan Young's Tudor & Jacobean Tournaments recounts Oxford's
participation in one of his last tournaments (prior to his
imprisonment in the Tower), at Whitehall, on 22 January 1581.
The circumstance of this contest was the Earl of Arundel's "friendly"
challenge to knightly gallants as one Callophisus, a Lover of Beauty,
to which challenge responded, among others, Lord Windsor, Sir Philip
Sidney, Sir William DRURY, and Lord Oxford. Young tells us that all of
the respondents to Arundel's challenge at Whitehall
styled themselves, rather unpretentiously (save one!),
by such unimaginative nomenclature as the Red Knight,
the White Knight, and the Blue Knight-- but, according
to Young, "the Earl of Oxford appeared in the Whitehall
tiltyard as the Knight of the *TREE OF THE SUN* ... ">>
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiz
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<<It is common to see *ALGIZ* runes on funeral monuments throughout
Germany & Europe, especially on the markers of deceased German
soldiers. In medieval times this rune was used to signify "life"
and inverse it signified "death" ("totenrun" or "todesrune").
An algiz rune will appear before the date of birth and
the date of death will have the rune inverse.>>
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<<YOU have heard, I dare say, of the hunter & sportsman's saint and
protector, St. HUBERT, and of the NOBLE STAG, which appeared to him in
the forest, with the holy cross between his antlers. I have paid my
HOMAGE to that SAINT EVERy year in good fellowship, and seen this STAG
a thousand times, either painted in churches, or embroidered in the
*STARS of his knights* >> - Chap. 4, Gulli[VER REV]iv[ED]
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St. HUBERT of ARDENNE [died at terVuEREn (Brussels), May 30, 727]
. http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/1103.htm#hube
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<<In medieval times many saints derived both the pleasure of sport and
some of their food from hunting. According to legend both Saint
Eustace and Saint Hubert came upon a stag with a crucifix between its
antlers. The stag's warning to Hubert was sterner than that to Saint
Eustace, since Hubert had been hunting on Good Friday. Stopped in his
tracks by the sight of the stag and crucifix, Hubert heard a voice
warning him that unless he turned to Christ he was destined for hell.
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This was in *THE FOREST OF ARDENNE* . Hubert had been a COURTIER whose
wife died giving birth to their son in the year 685. He retired from
the service of Pepin of Heristal and became a priestly servant of
Bishop Lambert. For 10 years Saint Lambert taught the future Saint
Hubert self-discipline by making him live alone as a hermit in the
forest.
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Around 705 Lambert publicly criticized King Pepin for his adultery
with the sister of his wife. The woman called on her brother and
some other men to murder Lambert in the tiny village of Liège.
Hubert was elected Lambert's successor.
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Hubert courageously cherished the memory of Saint Lambert. Since the
saint had been MURDERED at Liège, Hubert decided that his bones should
not lie in the cathedral at Maestricht. He transferred them to Liège
and also made that village the seat of his diocese. In consequence
Liège grew to be a great city. There today Saint Lambert is regarded
as patron of the diocese and Saint Hubert as patron and founder of the
city.
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In the 8th century, the forest of ARDENNE was filled with men & women
to whom the Gospel had never been preached. They worshipped idols. The
saint assiduously worked to convert these people and destroy their
pagan gods. He loved to go in procession through the fields, chanting
Christian prayers and blessing the crops.
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In 726, while fishing from a boat in the Meuse, he met with an
accident
that caused him much suffering, and he died fifteen months later,
murmuring the Lord's Prayer on May 30, 727, while on a trip to
consecrate a new church. His son succeeded him as bishop of Liège.
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In art Hubert is represented as a huntsman adoring a stag
with a crucifix in its horns. Variously, he may be shown:
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(1) as a knight with a banner showing the stag's head and crucifix;
(2) as a young courtier with two hounds;
(3) kneeling in prayer, a hound before him;
(4) kneeling before a stag as an angel brings him his stole;
(5) as a bishop holding a stag with the crucifix on his book;
(6) as a bishop with a hound, hunting horn, and stag with a crucifix
. (not to be confused with Germanus of Auxerre);
(7) celebrating Mass as an angel brings him a scroll
. (very similar to the Mass of Saint GILES).
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Hubert is the patron of hunters and trappers, METAL-WORKERS,
and MATHEMATICIANS. It is believed that the 15th century
legend of his conversion developed because
he was regarded as a patron of hunters in Ardenne.>>
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___ Francis *BACON* : b. January 22, 1561, Wednesday
__ Constance *POTT* : b. January 22, 1862, Wednesday - d. 1957
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_ *January 22, St. Vincent's Day*
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Pictured as a deacon with a raven, sometimes on a millstone Vincent is
also shown (1) holding iron hook; (2) with a *GRIDIRON* with spikes
(not to be confused with Saint Lawrence); (3) torn with hooks, burned
with torches; or (4) his corpse protected by eagles or ravens.
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_ January 22, 304, St. Vincent of Saragossa/Aragon
_ patron saint of both winemakers & drunkards died.
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He was the protomartyr of Spain. The fame of Saint Vincent spread
very rapidly and far, as Saint Augustine testifies, in a sermon,
that his cultus extended to every part of the Roman Empire
and everywhere the name of Jesus was known. Several churches in
England were dedicated to his honor in the Middle Ages. Vincent is
listed in the Old English Martyrology & many pre-Conquest calendars
*Abingdon* , which acquired many of his relics in the 12th century,
graded his feast at the highest level to include an octave.
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January 22, 1571, Sir Robert Cotton born. He is most noted for
collecting ancient MSS & shelving them under busts of Roman emperors.
The abbreviation Cotton Vitellius AXV, known by students of British
literature, indicates the location of the Beowulf MS in his library.
The MS and a bust of Sir Robert are in the British Museum.
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His political leanings landed him in trouble with
King Charles I, who had his library confiscated.
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<<On January 22, 1188 the French king & the English king met and
_ agreed that the French should wear red crosses, the English
__ white crosses and those from Flanders green crosses.>>
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January 22, 1531, Andrea del Sarto, Italian artist known because of
Brownings's dramatic monologue about the compromising artist, died.
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January 22, 1552, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset & a regent
during the reign of his nephew Edward VI, beheaded for treason.
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January 22, 1575, Queen Elizabeth I grants composers
_ Thomas Tallis & William Byrd a music press monopoly.
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January 22, 1729, Gotthold Lessing born. His most famous work
_ is a play called Nathan der Weise, which extols
_ the virtues of toleration & racial harmony.
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January 22, 1775, André-Marie Ampère born
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January 22, 1788, Lord Byron born at his father's rooms on Halles
Street in London's fashionable Mayfair section. His mother had ridden
at Captain Byron's insistence from Aberdeen so that his son could be
born on English soil. The poet's mother said that this prenatal coach
ride accounted for her son's malformed leg. Another theory is that as
a prudish Scottish lady she demanded that the attending physician use
what was called a birthing tent, a black sheet that preserved the
woman's modesty but made the doctor literally work in the dark. The
nature of Byron's physical impairment has always been mysterious,
because prosthetic devices for both legs were found after his death,
none of them indicating malformation.
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January 22, 1816, Lord Byron's "Parisina" & "The Siege of Corinth."
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January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria died. The Queen's favorite grandson
Willi (the German kaiser Wilhelm II) made the funeral arrangements.
Her own son succeeded her as King Edward VII. He was almost 60.
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January 22, 1905, "Bloody Sunday," Russian demonstrators fired on.
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January 22, 1962, Lev Davidovich Landau dies.
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January 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade
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_ St. Vincent of Saragossa/Aragon)
_ http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/0122.htm#vins
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<<Governor Dacian was doing his utmost to stamp out Christianity in
his domain. He killed 18 believers in Saragossa in 303. It was during
these persecutions under Emperor Diocletian, that Vincent, the bishop,
and the priests were arrested, led away in chains, and imprisoned in
Valencia. Because Valerius suffered from a speech impediment, Vincent
acted as his spokesman.
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Vincent underwent terrible tortures; he had resisted turning over his
church's sacred books, and sacrificing to false gods. He was stretched
upon a rack, torn with metal hooks, and laid upon a frame of sharp
iron bars heated from beneath by fire. When even this diabolic cruelty
failed to break his will, he was thrown into a dungeon the floor of
which was strewn with broken crockery that added to the agony of his
already lacerated body.
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Vincent declared that God sent the angels of heaven to comfort him.
His cell, he said, was illuminated with a heavenly light, and might
have been filled with roses (the gift of scent), so sweet was its
fragrance. He sang hymns as he suffered, so that even the jailer was
astounded. On hearing this, the Roman governor was infuriated, but
finding all his efforts to unnerve his victim were useless, gave
orders for the torture to stop--perhaps to win Vincent by clemency
or to prevent him from becoming a martyr.
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For a time Vincent had some relief. The faithful were permitted to
gaze upon his broken body, probably in the hope that they would
abandon their faith. Instead, they came in troops, kissed the open
sores, and carried away as relics cloths dipped in his blood. The
gentle hands of Christian women tended his wounds. But he did not
survive long and died of his injuries in prison in 304 or 305.
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When he died, the anger of the authorities was renewed and followed
him to his grave. His body was thrown into a bog as prey to the wild
birds and beasts, but it was strangely preserved it is said by the
protection of a raven. When any wild beast or bird tried to attack
the mortal remains of the saint, the raven drove them away. Thwarted,
Dacian had Vincent's body tied to a stone and cast into the sea. But
in the night it was washed ashore, and again loving hands gave it
reverent care and secret burial.
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He was the protomartyr of Spain. The fame of Saint Vincent spread
very rapidly and far, as Saint Augustine testifies, in a sermon,
that his cultus extended to every part of the Roman Empire
and everywhere the name of Jesus was known.
.
Several churches in England were dedicated to his honor in the
Middle Ages. Vincent is listed in the Old English Martyrology
& many pre-Conquest calendars. Abingdon, which acquired many
of his relics in the 12th century, graded his feast
at the highest level to include an octave.
.
Pictured as a deacon with a raven, sometimes on a millstone. On
occasion he is shown (1) holding iron hook; (2) with a gridiron with
spikes (not to be confused with Saint Lawrence); (3) torn with hooks,
burned with torches; or (4) his corpse protected by eagles or ravens.
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He is the patron of bakers, roof-makers, sailors, schoolgirls,
vine-dressers, vintners (Roeder), tile-makers, and roofers.
The patron of vine-dressers and vintners may be due to
the belief that he protects the fields against the frost
that often occurs on or near his feast-day in Burgundy.>>
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. _The History of Tom Jones_ Book X.
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Now, though the said chicken was then at roost in the stable, and
required the several ceremonies of catching, killing, and picking,
before it was brought to the *GRIDIRON* , my landlady would
nevertheless have undertaken to do all within the time; but the guest,
being unfortunately admitted behind the scenes, must have been witness
to the fourberie; the poor woman was therefore obliged to confess that
she had none in the house: 'but, madam,' said she,
'I can get any kind of mutton in an instant from the BUTCHER's.'
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'Do you think, then,' answered the waiting-gentlewoman, 'that I have
the stomach of a horse, to eat mutton at this time of night? Sure you
people that keep *INNS imagine your betters are like yourselves* .'
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Art Neuendorffer
Jim KQKnave
See my demolition of Monsarrat's RES paper!
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The Droeshout portrait is not unusual at all!
http://hometown.aol.com/kqknave/shakenbake.html
Agent Jim
Art Neuendorffer
You're a tease, Jim Carroll.
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Art