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Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law
The material for the study of Babylonian law is singularly extensive. The so-called "contracts" exist in the thousands, including a great...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia - Elf
An elf is a mythical creature of Norse mythology which survived in northern European folklore. Originally a race of minor gods of nature ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troll: Encyclopedia - Troll
A troll is a fearsome member of a mythical anthropomorph race from Scandinavian folklore. Their role ranges from fiendish giants – simi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeno Of Verona: Encyclopedia - Zeno Of Verona
Zeno of Verona (also Zenone; Zenone of Verona) (about 300 - 371 or 300 - 380) was either an early Christian Bishop or martyr. He is a sai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wight: Encyclopedia - Wight
Wight is an obsolete word for a human or other intelligent being (cognate to modern German "Wicht", meaning "small person, dwarf", and al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Elf - Characteristics Of Traditional Elves
Elf - Elves in Norse mythology. The earliest preserved description of elves comes from Norse mythology. In Old Norse they are called á...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troll: Encyclopedia Ii - Troll - Trolls In Scandinavian Folklore
The meaning of the word troll is uncertain. It might have had the originally meaning of supernatural or magical with an overlay of malign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heterochromia: Encyclopedia Ii - Heterochromia - Classfication Based On Etiology
Although a distinction is frequently made between heterochromia that affects an eye completely or only partially, it is often classified ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuthering Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuthering Heights - Plot
Brontë's novel tells the tale of Catherine and Heathcliff, their all encompasing love for one another, and how this unresolved passion e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Family Law
Babylonian law - Marriage. Marriage retained the form of purchase, but was essentially a contract to be man and wife together. The marr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troll: Encyclopedia Ii - Troll - Trolls In Nordic Art, Music And Literature
Edvard Grieg, the most important Norwegian composer of the later 19th century, wrote several pieces about Trolls. In the Hall of the Moun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troll: Encyclopedia Ii - Troll - Modern Fantasy Trolls
Troll - In literature. In J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, trolls are very large (around 9 feet tall) and immensely strong hum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Tribal Influences
When the Semitic tribes settled in the cities of Mesopotamia, their tribal customs passed over into city law. The early history of the co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troll: Encyclopedia Ii - Troll - Trolls In Nordic Art Music And Literature
Edvard Grieg, the most important Norwegian composer of the later 19th century, wrote several pieces on trolls, including a score based on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuthering Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuthering Heights - Film And Television Adaptations
Perhaps the best-known of the film adaptations was released in 1939. It stars Merle Oberon as Cathy Linton, Laurence Olivier as Heathclif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuthering Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuthering Heights - In Other Literature
In Albert Camus' essay The Rebel, Heathcliff is compared to a leader of the rebel forces. Both are driven by a sort of madness: one by mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troll: Encyclopedia Ii - Troll - American Trolls
Scandinavian folk-tales involving trolls such as "Three Billy Goats Gruff" are familiar to other European and European-derived cultures. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troll: Encyclopedia Ii - Troll - Troll Dolls
Troll Dolls became one of America's biggest toy fads beginning in the fall of 1963 and lasting throughout 1965. With their brightly color...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Trade
Trade was very extensive. A common procedure was for a merchant to entrust his goods or money to a travelling agent, who sought a market ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Debt
In commercial matters, payment in kind was still common, though the contracts usually stipulate for cash, naming the standard expected --...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Hired Labour
Despite the multitude of slaves, hired labour was often needed, especially at harvest. This was a matter of contract, and the employer, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Leasing
Landowners frequently cultivated their land themselves, but might employ a husbandman, or rent it. The husbandman was bound to carry out ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Temple
The temple occupied a most important position. It received from its estates, from tithes and other fixed dues, as well as from the sacrif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Punishment
In the criminal code, the ruling principle was the lex talionis. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, limb for limb was the penalty for assault ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Three Classes
The Code contemplates the whole population as falling into three classes: the amelu, the muskinu and the ardu. The amelu was a patrician,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Elf - Modern Elves
Elf - Elves at Christmas. In USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the modern children's folklore of Santa Claus typically includes dimi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Citizens Tenants Of Gods
The god of a city was originally considered the owner of its land, that encircled it with an inner ring of irrigable arable land and an o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Property Law
The Code recognizes many ways of disposing of property: sale, lease, barter, gift, dedication, deposit, loan, or pledge, all of which wer...   » Read the article