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To: Salvation
It's from the old Anglo-Saxon word for "watch".

(Ps. 127:1) This is the facade of Ripon Town Hall in North Yorkshire. They have a custom of a watchman blowing a horn at night to guide travellers who might be lost on the moor. They actually have been doing this every night for over 1,000 years.

They also have one of the oldest (in part) cathedrals in England -- the crypt dates from the 6th century and is one of the first ten stone buildings built by the Anglo Saxons.

5 posted on 11/21/2009 4:11:49 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

You have such a broad knowledge of languages and history. Thanks for this!


6 posted on 11/21/2009 10:29:38 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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