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The Celt, the Roman, and the Saxon : a history of the early inhabitants of Britain, down to the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity ; illustrated by the ancient remains brought to light by recent research / by Thomas Wright ; with numerous engravings on wood (1902)

Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 · London : Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 495

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d in the museum ofMr Eolfe; the axe represented in the upper figure was foundin a grave of this same period, from a cemetery discovered atSelzen, in Ehenish Hesse,f and is here given for the sake of * Cuts of these helmets will be found in Mr Iloach Smiths Collectanea,vol. ii. p. 23S. + A very… … Siixon Axes. comparison. Tlieir identity of form is remarkable. A similarlyshaped axe was found in a graveat Asli, near Canterbiiry; INIrKoach Smith possesses one whichwas obtained in Berkshire; andtwo or three others have beenfonnd in difierent parts of Eng-land. It will be seen by what hasbeen…

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