Search
Search results
Displaying 481 - 490
New Dwarf Planet Named Eris
The newest addition to our solar system—formerly known as 2003 UB313 and Xena—now has an official name by Shmuel Ross and Chris Frantz Related Links Pluto Demoted! (from August 2006) A…Brewer's: King Estmere
(2 syl.) of England was induced by his brother Adler to go to King Adland, and request permission to pay suit to his daughter. King Adland replied that Bremor, King of Spain, had already…Brewer's: Knights of the Round Table
King Arthur's knights, so called from the large circular table round which they sat. The table was circular to prevent any heart-sore about precedency. The number of these knights is…Brewer's: Doge
(1 syl., g = j). The chief magistrate in Venice while it was a Republic. The first duke or doge was Anafesto Paoluccio, created 697. The chief magistrate of Genoa was called a doge down to…Brewer's: April Fool
Called in France un poisson d'Avril (q.v.), and in Scotland a gowk (cuckoo). In Hindustan similar tricks are played at the Huli Festival (March 31st). So that it cannot refer to the…Brewer's: Cypress
(The) is a funeral tree, and was dedicated by the Romans to Pluto, because when once cut it never grows again. “Cypresse garlands are of great account at funeralls amongst the gentiler…Brewer's: Lucia Di Lammermoor
Called Lucy Ashton by Sir Walter Scott, was the sister of Lord Henry Ashton of Lammermoor, who, to retrieve the fallen fortunes of the family, arranges a marriage between his sister and…Brewer's: Raphael
The sociable archangel who travelled with Tobias into Media and back again, instructing him on the way how to marry Sara and to drive away the wicked spirit. Milton introduces him as sent…Brewer's: Rebecca
Daughter of Isaac the Jew, in love with Ivanhoe. Rebecca, with her father and Ivanhoe, being taken prisoners, are confined in Front de Boeuf's castle. Rebecca is taken to the turret…Der Ring des Nibelungen <br/>(The Ring of Nibelung)
Richard WagnerArchive PhotosDas Rheingold (The Rhinegold)Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) SiegfriedGötterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods)Music and Libretto:Richard WagnerPremiere:Bayreuth,…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
