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A History of the Vikings
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Gwyn Jones
'An utterly splendid book, quite the most brilliantly written, balanced, and explanative general work on the Vikings ever to appear in English or in any language.' Scandinavian Studies The subject of this book is the Viking realms, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, their civilization and culture, and their many sided achievements at home and abroad. A ...
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The Mabinogion
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Gwyn Jones
A medieval folk-saga originally recited orally by Welsh bards, THE MABINOGION consists of 11 stories about King Pwyll, his wife Rhiannon, and their son Pryderi.
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The Norse Atlantic saga : being the Norse voyages of discovery and settlement to Iceland,Greenland,America.
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Gwyn Jones
The story of the Viking voyages across the North Atlantic which led to the colonization of Iceland and Greenland and an acquaintance with the eastern seaboard of North America. The new edition has been enlarged to take account of the latest knowledge.
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Eirik the Red and Other Icelandic Sagas
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Gwyn Jones (Translator)
The remote and inhospitable landscape of Iceland made it a perfect breeding-ground for heroes. The first Norsemen to colonize it in 860 found that the fight for survival demanded high courage and tough self reliance; it also nurtured a stern sense of duty and an uncompromising view of destiny. The Icelandic sagas relate the adventurous lives of ...
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In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling
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Emmanuel Yartekwei Lartey, Gwyn Yartekwei Briwnant-Jones
The meaning of pastoral care in modern multicultural societies is challenged and reexamined from a global perspective in this book. Emmanuel Lartey stresses the importance of recognizing different cultural influences on individuals in order to effectively counsel, guide and empower them. This new edition has been updated to reflect recent ...
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Classic Welsh Short Stories
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Gwyn Jones (Editor)
The story-teller has always been an important figure in Welsh society, and this collection draws on a rich and varied literature to present twenty-five of the finest Welsh short stories from this century, many of them original translations. From the exuberant lyricism of Dylan Thomas, to the sparse and telling prose of Kate Roberts, all these ...
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The Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English
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Gwyn Jones (Editor)
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London: Sight Unseen
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Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon, Earl, Gwyn Headley, Lord Snowdon (Photographer)
Color photographs with accompanying text take the reader through a journey of London's little-known sites, including a park open exclusively to adults in the company of a child.
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Kings Beasts Heroes
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Mari C. Jones, Gwyn Jones
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Stories from Wales: Oxford Children's Myths and Legends
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Gwyn Jones
Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty - there's something here for everyone. These spell-binding tales of love, loyalty, greed and jealousy come from the mountains and valleys of Wales. From Pwyll, the prince ...
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Egil's Saga
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Gwyn Jones (Translator)
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Presenting Saunders Lewis
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Saunders Lewis, Alun R Jones (Editor), Gwyn Thomas (Editor)
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Tales of the Old Corris
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Gwyn Briwnant-Jones
Many people, understandably perhaps, assume that railways consist solely of locomotives, rolling-stock and the infrastructure to enable them to function; few seem to recognise the workforce. Apart from a handful of prominent men; financiers and engineers in the main; those who brought all the hardware to life are rarely acknowledged. In a very ...
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Around Ruislip (Archive Photographs)
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Maria; Cotten Newbery, Carolyne; Packham, Julia Ann; Jones, Gwyn
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Scandinavian Legends & Folk-Tales
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Mari C. Jones, Gwyn Jones
A collection of familiar and less well-known stories from Scandinavia. Black-and-white drawings accompany the text.
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Oxford World's Classics
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Gwyn Jones (Editor)
The remote and inhospitable landscape of Iceland made it a perfect breeding-ground for heroes. The first Norsemen to colonize it in 860 found that the fight for survival demanded high courage and tough self reliance; it also nurtured a stern sense of duty and an uncompromising view of destiny. The Icelandic sagas relate the adventurous lives of ...
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Background to Dylan Thomas & Other Explorations
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Mari C. Jones, Gwyn Jones
These twelve essays and addresses range widely from consideration of the nature of Anglo-Welsh literature to incisive commentary on critical approaches to the European novel. Authors such as Dylan Thomas, Richard Savage, and Caradoc Evans (the "best-hated Welshman of them all") come under Jones's sympathetic scrutiny; there is incisive analysis of ...
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The Vernacular Architecture of Brittany: An Essay in Historical Geography
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Gwyn Meirion-Jones
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Craig-Y-Nos...: Adelina Patti's Home Sweet Home
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Gwyn Briwnant Jones
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Richard Wilson, 1713-1782. -
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Elis Gwyn Jones
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Collected Stories of Glyn Jones
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Gwyn Jones, Glyn Jones
Glyn Jones is widely regarded as one of the finest prose writers in English that Wales has produced, with particular praise being given to his short stories. In the words of his contemporary Gwyn Jones "He is the author of some of the loveliest prose of our generation". However, currently only a very small number of Glyn Jones's short stories are ...
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Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
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Francis [Jones Gwyn] Beaumont (Ed. )
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The Christian heritage of Welsh education
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Bobi Jones, Gwyn Davies
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Welsh legends and folk-tales
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Gwyn Jones
A collection of retellings of Welsh legends and folk tales.
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Fountains of praise : University College, Cardiff, 1883-1983
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Gwyn Jones, Michael Quinn
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