Armorica
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As soon as the people were arrived according to his orders, he distributed them through all the countries of Armorica, and made another Britain of it, and then bestowed it on Conan Meriadoc.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
Her eyes shone with concentrated fire when she narrated the legends of the olden times or recited the heroic chants of Armorica, as her native Brittany was once called.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne
In the fastnesses of Wales, on the heights of Caledonia, and on the friendly land of Armorica, are yet tracked the fugitive and ruined Britons.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Certainly there is a good deal of this fairy atmosphere yet, though it has become less vital than the similar fairy atmosphere in the great centres of Erin and Armorica.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans
Here, then, is an instance of a Celtic priest in Armorica and of a Celtic priest in Scotland acting identically towards an upright heathen.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona
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