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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…law of the sea
(Encyclopedia) law of the sea: see maritime law; sea, law of the; seas, freedom of the.Doctors of the Church
(Encyclopedia) Doctors of the Church: see Fathers of the Church.Fathers of the Church
(Encyclopedia) Fathers of the Church, collective name for the Christian writers of early times whose work is considered generally orthodox. A convenient definition includes all such writers up to and…Americas, University of the
(Encyclopedia) Americas, University of the, at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic…Mountains of the Moon
(Encyclopedia) Mountains of the Moon, Africa: see Ruwenzori.Trending
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