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Æthelred, king of England

(Encyclopedia) Æthelred, 965?–1016, king of England (978–1016), called Æthelred the Unready [Old Eng. unrœd=without counsel]. He was the son of Edgar and the half-brother of Edward the Martyr, whom…

Berkman & Goldman: Epigraph and Foreword

A TributeImpressions of the TrialEpigraph and Foreword Tell all friends that we will not waver, that we will not compromise, and that if the worst comes, we shall go to prison in the…

cryolite

(Encyclopedia) cryolite or kryolitecryoliteboth: krīˈəlītˌ [key] [Gr.,=frost stone], mineral usually pure white or colorless but sometimes tinted in shades of pink, brown, or even black and having a…

Goliath

(Encyclopedia) GoliathGoliathgōlīˈəth [key], in the Bible, a giant of Gath, a Philistine city, who challenged the Israelites. The young David, fortified by faith, accepted the challenge and killed…

Hadrian's Wall

(Encyclopedia) Hadrian's Wall, ancient Roman wall, 73.5 mi (118.3 km) long, across the narrow part of the island of Great Britain from Wallsend on the Tyne River to Bowness at the head of Solway…

apatite

(Encyclopedia) apatiteapatiteăpˈətīt [key], mineral, a phosphate of calcium containing chlorine or fluorine, or both, that is transparent to opaque in shades of green, brown, yellow, white, red, and…

Janesville

(Encyclopedia) Janesville, city (1990 pop. 52,133), seat of Rock co., S central Wis., on the Rock River; inc. 1853. It is an industrial and commercial center in a grain, dairy farm, and tobacco area…

Mesha

(Encyclopedia) MeshaMeshamēˈshə [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Moab contemporary with Ahab. Ahab was his overlord, after whose death Mesha attempted a revolt against Israel. The account of this is…

Elche

(Encyclopedia) Elche Elche ĕlˈchā [key], Valencian Elx, city, Alicante prov., SE Spain, in…