The World in the Middle Ages: An Historical Geography, with Accounts of the Origin and Development, the Institutions and Literature, the Manners and Customs of Three Nations in Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa, from the Close of the Fourth to the Middle of the Fifteenth Century, Volume 2D. Appleton, 1854 - Geography, Medieval |
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... lake , was the residence of the Counts . There Count Henry , after the surprise and capture of King Wal- demar II . at Lyöe , kept his liege - lord in the most dismal trien- nial prison , 1223-1226 , in spite of all the exhortations of ...
... lake , was the residence of the Counts . There Count Henry , after the surprise and capture of King Wal- demar II . at Lyöe , kept his liege - lord in the most dismal trien- nial prison , 1223-1226 , in spite of all the exhortations of ...
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... Lake of Peipus , and was divided into the districts of Harrien , Rotala , Virland , Jerven , Nurmegund , and Ungannia , with the islands of Oesel and Dagöe . The Esthonians belonged to the Finnic or Chudish race . They were strong and ...
... Lake of Peipus , and was divided into the districts of Harrien , Rotala , Virland , Jerven , Nurmegund , and Ungannia , with the islands of Oesel and Dagöe . The Esthonians belonged to the Finnic or Chudish race . They were strong and ...
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... lakes ; the highest hill is only 506 feet above the level of the Baltic . Very remarkable are the large estuaries , the Frisic Haf , and the Curic Haf , which by narrow strips of land are separated from the Baltic , with which they ...
... lakes ; the highest hill is only 506 feet above the level of the Baltic . Very remarkable are the large estuaries , the Frisic Haf , and the Curic Haf , which by narrow strips of land are separated from the Baltic , with which they ...
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... lakes and Mount Muztag , on the borders of Tshagatai . The citizens of Novgorod beheld , trembling , the approach of the ruthless hordes towards the banks of the Twertza ; but on a sudden the Tartars wheeled westward , crossed the ...
... lakes and Mount Muztag , on the borders of Tshagatai . The citizens of Novgorod beheld , trembling , the approach of the ruthless hordes towards the banks of the Twertza ; but on a sudden the Tartars wheeled westward , crossed the ...
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... lake Leman ; 2 , Sancti Johanni in Mauriana ( Saint Jean de Maurienne ) ; 3 , Gratianopolis ( Grénoble ) ; 4 , Valentia ( Valence ) ; 5 , Vivarium ( Viviers ) ; and 6 , Dia ( Die ) . 177 In this beautiful , but solitary retreat ...
... lake Leman ; 2 , Sancti Johanni in Mauriana ( Saint Jean de Maurienne ) ; 3 , Gratianopolis ( Grénoble ) ; 4 , Valentia ( Valence ) ; 5 , Vivarium ( Viviers ) ; and 6 , Dia ( Die ) . 177 In this beautiful , but solitary retreat ...
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