, 1962: The young woodwose had now closed his eyes and was stretched out supine on the pools marble margin; his Tarzan brief had been cast aside on the turf. — Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
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Woodwose — The Woodwose (Old English: wuduwasa ) or Wildman of the Woods is a mythological figure that appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe. Images of woodwoses appear in the carved and painted roof bosses where intersecting ogee vaults… … Wikipedia
woodwose — An alternative name for the *Wild Man; from Old English wudu wasa = woodland being , but with the meaning modified through the influence of Middle English wood = mad, furious … A Dictionary of English folklore
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Wild man — For other uses, see Wild man (disambiguation). Wild men support coats of arms in the side panels of a portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1499 (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) The wild man (also wildman, or wildman of the woods , archaically woodwose or… … Wikipedia
woodhouse — /wood hows /, n., pl. woodhouses / how ziz/. a house or shed in which wood is stored. [1225 75; ME; see WOOD1, HOUSE] * * * woodˈhouse noun 1. A house or shed in which wood for fuel is deposited 2. A variant of ↑woodwose • • • … Useful english dictionary
Basque people — Infobox Ethnic group group = Basques Euskaldunak flag caption = 1st row: Arista Sancho III Elcano Loyola Urdaneta Oñate Bolívar 2nd row:Zumalakarregi Gardoqui Garat Iraola Arana Balenciaga Aguirre 3rd row:Garrastazu Larrazábal Perón Laxalt… … Wikipedia
Robin Hood — is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is painted as a man known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and… … Wikipedia
Puck (mythology) — Puck is a mythological fairy or mischievous nature spirit. Puck is also a generalised personification of land spirits. Whilst being an aspect of Robin Goodfellow, he is also hob and Will o the wisp. Overview The pagan trickster was reimagined in… … Wikipedia
Thaler — For other uses, see Thaler (disambiguation). Examples of German and Austrian Thalers compared to a U.S. quarter (bottom center) The Thaler (or Taler or Talir) was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives… … Wikipedia
Edain — Adan redirects here; Adan is also the name of a governorate of Yemen. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Edain (pronEng|ˈɛdaɪn) were men (humans) who made their way into Beleriand in the First Age, and were friendly to the Elves.The Sindarin … Wikipedia
