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Lady of the Lake
(Encyclopedia) Lady of the Lake, in Arthurian legend, a misty, supernatural figure endowed with magic powers, who gave the sword Excalibur to King Arthur. She inhabited a castle in an underwater…Lake of the Woods
(Encyclopedia) Lake of the Woods, 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km), c.70 mi (110 km) long, on the U.S.-Canada border in the pine forest region of N Minn., SE Man., and SW Ont. More than two thirds of the…Ardennes, Battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Ardennes, Battle of the: see Battle of the Bulge.Knights of the Sword
(Encyclopedia) Knights of the Sword: see Livonian Brothers of the Sword.justice of the peace
(Encyclopedia) justice of the peace, official presiding over a type of police court. In some states of the United States the justices, who are usually elected, have jurisdiction over petty civil and…Maccabees, Feast of the
(Encyclopedia) Maccabees, Feast of the: see Hanukkah.Dells of the Wisconsin
(Encyclopedia) Dells of the Wisconsin,&sp;The Dells, or The Wisconsin Dells, scenic part of the Wisconsin River, central Wis., NW of Portage. The river has cut a deep gorge through 8 mi (12.9 km…Day of the Dead
(Encyclopedia) Day of the Dead, Span. Día de los Muertos, annual festival in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, commonly on November 1st and 2d. Its ancient Mesoamerican roots now augmented by…Dead, Book of the
(Encyclopedia) Dead, Book of the: see Book of the Dead.Chotts, Plateau of the
(Encyclopedia) Chotts, Plateau of theChotts, Plateau of theshŏts [key] [Arab.,=salt lake], plateau region of the Atlas Mts., alt. c.3,500 ft (1,070 m), N Algeria, N Africa. The plateau is c.125 mi (…Trending
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