 This argument is founded on the topography of the country. It is found that Saxon names of places are very frequently definitions of the nature of the locality to which they are attached, as Clifton, Deepden, Bridge-ford, Thorpe, Ham, Wick, and the like...  Archaeologia Cambrensis - Page 3141898Full view - About this book
 | Mythology, Celtic - 1849 - 478 pages
...which they are attached, as Clifton, Deepden, Bridge-ford, Thorpe, Ham, Wick, and the like ; whereas those of Wales are more frequently commemorative of...renowned in the story of the country, or district. Such are " Llyn y Morwynion," the Lake of the Maidens; "Rhyd y Bedd," the Ford of the Grave; " Brvn... | |
 | Mabinogion - 1849 - 486 pages
...which they are attached, as Clifton, Deepden, Bridge-ford, Thorpe, Ham, Wick, and the like ; whereas those of Wales are more frequently commemorative of...some event, real or supposed, said to have happened oн or near the spot, or bearing allusion to some person renowned in the story of the country, or district.... | |
 | Mythology, Celtic - 1877 - 532 pages
...which they are attached, as Clifton, Deepden, Bridge-ford, Thorpe, Ham, Wick, and the like ; whereas those of Wales are more frequently commemorative of...renowned in the story of the country or district. Such are " Llyn y Morwynion," the Lake of the Maidens ; " Rhyd y Bedd," the Ford of the Grave; " Bryn... | |
 | 1877 - 538 pages
...which they are attached, as Clifton, Deepden, Bridge-ford, Thorpe, Ham, Wick, and the like; whereas those of Wales are more frequently commemorative of...renowned in the story of the country or district. Such are " Llyn y Morwynion," the Lake of the Maidens; " Rhyd y Bedd," the Ford of the Grave; " Bryn... | |
 | Mabinogion - 1877 - 538 pages
...which they are attached, as Clifton, Deepden, Bridge-ford, Thorpe, Ham, Wick, and the like ; whereas those of Wales are more frequently commemorative of...renowned in the story of the country or district. Such are " Llyn y Morwynion," the Lake of the Maidens ; " Rhyd y Bedd," the Ford of the Grave ; " Bryn... | |
 | Erica Obey - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 246 pages
...which they are attached, as Clifton, Deepden, Bridge-ford, Thorpe, Ham, Wick, and the like; whereas those of Wales are more frequently commemorative of...person renowned in the story of the country or district . . . But as these names could not have preceded the events to which they refer, the events themselves... | |
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