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British Academy. There can be no doubt that the heroes of Ulster used swords adapted for delivering heavy down ... doubt that the Celts. FIG . . Iron and Bronze Helmet ; Saintfield , Co. Down . FIG . 6. Bronze Shield ; Binger . FIG ...
British Academy. There can be no doubt that the heroes of Ulster used swords adapted for delivering heavy down ... doubt that the Celts. FIG . . Iron and Bronze Helmet ; Saintfield , Co. Down . FIG . 6. Bronze Shield ; Binger . FIG ...
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... doubt that the Gauls of Caesar's day used oblong shields ( scuta oblonga ) , a form which some of them had adopted instead of the older round shield at least as early as the fourth century , though others of them may have retained for a ...
... doubt that the Gauls of Caesar's day used oblong shields ( scuta oblonga ) , a form which some of them had adopted instead of the older round shield at least as early as the fourth century , though others of them may have retained for a ...
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... doubt that the sciath , like the scutum , was an oblong buckler . Cuchulainn's shield is described as ' round ( crum ) , dark red , in which a boar that would be shown at a feast would go into the boss ' ( ? ) . Miss Faraday rightly ...
... doubt that the sciath , like the scutum , was an oblong buckler . Cuchulainn's shield is described as ' round ( crum ) , dark red , in which a boar that would be shown at a feast would go into the boss ' ( ? ) . Miss Faraday rightly ...
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ERNST CURTIUS BY THOMAS HODGKIN FELLOW OF THE ACADEMY | 1 |
NEUTRAL DUTIES IN A MARITIME WAR AS ILLUSTRATED BY RECENT | 1 |
CELTAE AND GALLI BY JOHN RHYS FELLOW OF THE ACADEMY Read | 1 |
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