Magnus Annus

[ mahg-noo s ahn-noo s ]

/ ˈmɑg nʊs ˈɑn nʊs /

noun Latin.

the Great Year: a cycle of years, usually a thousand, that begins with a Golden Age, steadily deteriorates, and ends with a universal catastrophe, either a fire or a flood.

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Another Maximus factor is the august Roman -us ending, with other names like Atticus, Cassius, Augustus and Magnus heating up.
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The ambassadors went back to King Magnus, and told him the answer to their message.
Heimskringla|Snorri Sturlason
Magnus, storming furiously forward at that moment, was wounded in the wrist as he was boarding a hostile ship.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15)|Charles Morris
Orm fled east to Svithjod, where his brother Magnus was then king; and their brother Ragnvald was an earl there at that time.
Heimskringla|Snorri Sturlason

There was a great battle, at which King Magnus had the most people.
Heimskringla|Snorri Sturlason
But what will Magnus Troil say to my own demerits, fair Minna?
The Pirate|Sir Walter Scott

Magnus Annus

noun Latin.

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