I saw an array that came from Pentir,
And bore themselves splendidly around the conflagration.
I saw a second one, rapidly descending from their township,
Who had risen at the word of the grandson of Nwython.
I saw great sturdy men who came with the dawn,
And the head of Dyfnwal Frych, ravens gnawed it.
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Gwelais i ddull o Bentir a ddoyn,
A berth am goelcerth a ymddygyn.
Gwelais i ddau og eu tre re rygwyddyn,
O air wyr Nwython rygodesyn.
Gwelais i wyr tyllfawr gan wawr a ddoyn,
A phen Dyfnwal Frych brain a'i cnoyn.
Hi!
I live in Ottawa, Canada. I come from a family in northern ontario that knows nothing our of past generations ("we just didn't ask those kind of questions!" my grandmother used to say). I am trying to research my last name - McInnis.
Apparently we are first from Morven (which doesn't seem to exist anymore?).
Does anyone know anything about where this is? Or really anything about this kingdom/ my family origins?
I'd like to go visit there someday! Where I live McInnis is an extremely rare family name :)
Thanks!
Some time ago I was reading a Scotland related writing and I found the word 'Sassenach' there. Since then I have been curious as to why there is a word in Scottish Gaelic that is used to call the English which refers to the Saxons who lived in the southern part of the island, rather than the Angles who lived near Scottish lands.
Is there any particular reason Ireland hasn't made it into any of the Civilization games yet.
I understand that the Celts were present in many of the previous games, but I'm sure many will acknowledge that this solution was blunt and nonsensical at best - Boudicca's Iceni tribe had little ties to the Irish culture that endured into the middle ages and beyond. Scotland has been added in Civ VI, and in spite of extensive ties between Scotland and Ireland throughout history (see Dál Riata etc.) and the commonalties between the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages, they are hardly one and the same as cultures!
For a small nation on the peripheries of Europe, Ireland has left an indelible mark on western civilization - its moniker as the Isle of Saints and Scholars was well deserved when the Western Roman Empire collapsed, as Irish monks were responsible in reintroducing Christianity to the disparate barbarian kingdoms - many of the ancient Christian texts that endure to this day still exist on account of the tireless efforts of Irish monks in hallowed locations such as Clonmacnoise. Saint Columbanus was referred to by Pope Benedict XVI as the 'Father of Europe,' when he settled monasteries in numerous locations throughout Europe such as at Bobbio, in Italy.
The Irish resisted Viking invasions; assimilated the Norman culture to such a degree that those lords retrospectively were dubbed 'more Irish than the Irish themselves'; fought back against British rule for centuries, eventually winning for themselves that hard sought-after independence; and that doesn't even begin to acknowledge the rich culture, unique musical and linguistic tradition, and Ireland's successful efforts to ensure the continuity of this ancient culture into the modern day - Irish is one of the oldest languages in all of Europe that is still spoken today, younger only than Greek!
More recently, Ireland has produced such literary and musical geniuses as James Joyce (suggested on occasion as perhaps the finest writer in English of all time for his seminal work Ulysses, and other stories such as Dubliners), W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, and G.B Shaw (who is often believed to have such an impressive body of work in theatre to be second only to Shakespeare himself in terms of impact in that field!).
The vast Irish diaspora too has been instrumental in the development of world culture today also - one need only look at the current American president to see evidence of that in action!
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"Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "Lover of wolves” or "Lover of hounds". Its popularity likely derived from the name of Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king of Ulster in Dál Riata described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology."
We are kings.
5. Change of Hands
“Where are you going?” Sir Balan said to his brother, who was found walking in the opposite direction of their home.
“Mother is insane,” Balin huffed as he kept right on walking.
“She can be from time to time,” Sir Balan admitted. “Are you alright? You left real suddenly just now.”
Balin stopped in his tracks.
“You just don’t get it,” Balin said. “Life treats you fairly, brother. But as for me, nothing ever goes my way. Ever.”
“That’s not true,” Sir Balan replied.
“It is,” Balin said. “It seriously, and sadly, is true.”
“Well, I know one way to make sure things go your way,” Sir Balan said, trying to encourage his brother. “Training! Come on, let’s train. So that maybe things do go your way. In single combat, at least.”
Sir Balan picked up a dead branch and neatly lopped off the twigs that protruded from it with his sword.
“Now?” Balin whined.
“You better hurry,” Sir Balan warned. “Or I’ll start striking you regardless of whether you are armed or not.”
Balin sulked as he selected a particularly big stick, then drew his rusty sword and began to chop away at the branches with the dull blade.
“I’ll show you a little trick I recently learned from Sir Lanceor,” Sir Balan said and lashed the stick at Balin.
Balin backed up just out of reach of the strike.
“Hey!” he cried out.
“Go on,” Sir Balan said, holding his stick aloft. “At me.”
Balin rose his stick, then sliced down at his brother.
Sir Balan deftly sidestepped and parried the incoming stick, and sent his back hand down towards Balin’s lead hand and yanked the sword away with his own stick pointed at his brother’s chest.
Balin released the stick to avoid falling into the point before him.
Sir Balan stood before his brother, holding both sticks with a grin.
“Pretty neat, isn’t it?” Sir Balan asked with a smirk as he threw Balin’s stick back at him. “Now, you try.”
Balin grabbed the stick from the air, then held it out before him in his hands.
They circled one another for a moment, then Sir Balan swung down as he stepped forward, and Balin stepped aside and deflected the downward blow with his raised stick. Balin reached out with a hand and disarmed his brother, just like his brother did to him a moment ago.
Sir Balan backed off from Balin with his hands raised.
“Very good!” he said, grinning at his brother’s quick progress. “Practice it. It’s a good thing to be able to pull off. Now, let’s try it with real blades.”
Sir Balan threw down his stick and drew hi
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God > Adam > Seth > Enos > Cainan > Maleleel > Jared > Enoch > Mathusala > Lamech > Noah > Shem > Arphaxad > Cainan > Sala > Heber > Phalec > Ragau > Saruch > Nachor > Thara > Abraham > Isaac > Jacob > Judah > Phares > Esrom > Aram > Aminadab > Naasson > Salmon > Boaz > Obed > Jesse > David, King of Israel > Solomon, King of Israel > Rehoboam, King of Judah > Abijah, King of Judah > Asa, King of Judah > Jehoshaphat, King of Judah > Jehoram, King of Judah > Ahaziah, King of Judah > Joash, King of Judah > Amaziah, King of Judah > Uzziah, King of Judah > Jotham, King of Judah > Ahaz, King of Judah > Hezekiah, King of Judah > Manasseh, King of Judah > Amon, King of Judah > Josiah, King of Judah > Zedekiah, King of Judah > Tea Tephi (m. Érimón, High King of Ireland) > Íriel Fáid, High King of Ireland > Ethriel, High King of Ireland > Follach > Tigernmas, High King of Ireland > Enboth > Smirgoll > Fíachu Labhrainne, High King of Ireland > Óengus Olmucaid, High King of Ireland > Maen > Rothechtaid, High King of Ireland > Demal mac Rothechtaid > Dian mac Demal > Sírna Sáeglach, High King of Ireland > Ailill Olcháin > Gíallchad, High King of Ireland > Nuadu Finn Fáil > Áedan Glas> Siomón Brecc, High King of Ireland > Muiredach Bolgrach, High King of Ireland > Fíachu Tolgrach, High King of Ireland > Dui Ladrach, High King of Ireland > Eochu Buadach > Úgaine Mór, High King of Ireland > Cobthach Cóel Breg, High King of Ireland > Meilge Molbthach, High King of Ireland > Irereo Fáthach, High King of Ireland > Connla Cáem, High King of Ireland > Ailill Caisfiaclach, High King of Ireland > Eochaid Ailtlethan, High King of Ireland > Óengus Tuirmech Temrach, High King of Ireland > Énna Aignech, High King of Ireland > Labraid Lorc > Blathnachta > Essamain Emna > Roighnein Ruadh > Fionnlogh > Fian > Eochu Feidlech, High King of Ireland > Lugaid Riab nDerg, High King of Ireland > Crimthann Nia Náir, High King of Ireland > Feradach Finnfechtnach, High King of Ireland > Fíachu Finnolach, High King of Ireland > *Túathal Techtmar, High King of Irelan
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Buenosdillas
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
I have made a blog post of all battles etc that involved the Welsh in the middle ages. It is 66 pages long.
The Saxons and Saxon age which included the Vikings took up a large part of the timeline. For example. Bellow is the dates that Wales have been invaded. The Welsh also invaded parts of England just as much.
The Saxons never conquered Wales and it took the normans 200 years and armies of over 30,000.
S = SAXONS
V = VIKINGS
N = NORMAN
E= ENGLISH
S 620S 658S 720S 728S 769S 796S 798S 816S 817S 818S 820S 830S 853S 865S 870V 876S 877S 880V 890V 894V 904V 918V 945S 962S 971V 972V 981V 981S 985S/V 987V 988V 992V 993V 995V 999V 1000V 1002V 1005S 1012V 1022S 1031S 1035V 1039S 1039S 1059S 1062S 1063S 1065N 1067N 1073N 1085N 1091N 1093N 1094N 1094N 1095N 1095N 1096N 1097N 1098N 1098N 1121N 1144N 1145E 1157E 1159E 1163E 1165E 1211E 1223E 1231E 1240E 1241E 1244E 1256E 1263E 1267E 1277E 1282E 1294E 1295E 1400E 1401E 1402E 1403E 1404E 1405E 1406S 620S 658S 720S 728S 769S 796S 798S 816S 817S 818S 820S 830S 853S 865S 870V 876S 877S 880V 890V 894V 904V 918V 945S 962S 971V 972V 981V 981S 985S/V 987V 988V 992V 993V 995V 999V 1000V 1002V 1005S 1012V 1022S 1031S 1035V 1039S 1039S 1059S 1062S 1063S 1065N 1067N 1073N 1085N 1091N 1093N 1094N 1094N 1095N 1095N 1096N 1097N 1098N 1098N 1121N 1144N 1145E 1157E 1159E 1163E 1165E 1211E 1223E 1231E 1240E 1241E 1244E 1256E 1263E 1267E 1277E 1282E 1294E 1295E 1400E 1401E 1402E 1403E 1404E 1405E 1406
Here are some of the conflicts.
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The Battle of Chester where the Anglo Saxons beat native Britons near the city of Chester,. Æthelfrith of Northumbria annihilated a combined force from the Welsh kingdoms of Powys, Rhôs, and Mercia. It resulted in the deaths of Welsh leaders Selyf Sarffgadau of Powys and Cadwal Crysban of Rhôs. Evidence suggests that King Iago of Gwynedd may have also been killed.According to Bede, a large number of monks from the monastery at Bangor on Dee who had come to witness the fight were killed on the orders of Æthelfrith before the battle. He told his warriors to massacre the clerics because although they bore no arms, they were praying for a Northumbria defeat.The battle's led to the severing of the land connection between Wales and the Old North
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What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
