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Beastie Boys, The
(Encyclopedia) Beastie Boys, The: see Rap music.Beach Boys, The
(Encyclopedia) Beach Boys, The, American rock music band formed in 1961 by brothers Brian Wilson, 1942–, Dennis Wilson, 1944–83, and Carl…Kingis Quair, The
(Encyclopedia) Kingis Quair, The: see James I, king of Scotland.Eric the Red
(Encyclopedia) Eric the Red, fl. 10th cent., Norse chieftain, discoverer and colonizer of Greenland according to the sagas. He left (c.950) Norway with his exiled father and settled in Iceland. A…Great Elector, the
(Encyclopedia) Great Elector, the: see Frederick William.Grateful Dead, The
(Encyclopedia) Grateful Dead, The, American rock music group formed in 1965 by guitarists Jerry Garcia, 1942–95, and Bob Weir, 1947–, harmonica player Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, 1945–73, bassist Phil…Golden Ass, The
(Encyclopedia) Golden Ass, The: see Apuleius, Lucius.Golden Bough, The
(Encyclopedia) Golden Bough, The: see Frazer, Sir James George.Golden Legend, The
(Encyclopedia) Golden Legend, The, collection of saints' lives written in the 13th cent. by Jacobus da Varagine. Originally entitled Legenda sanctorum [readings in the lives of the saints], it soon…Howel the Good
(Encyclopedia) Howel the Good: see Hywel Dda.