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Hereward the Wake

(Encyclopedia) Hereward the WakeHereward the Wakehĕrˈĭwərd [key], fl. 1070, Anglo-Saxon rebel against William I. A thane, he apparently held land in Lincolnshire. In 1070 he sacked Peterborough with…

Grateful Dead, The

(Encyclopedia) Grateful Dead, The, American rock music group formed in 1965 by guitarists Jerry Garcia, 1942–95, and Bob Weir, 1947–, harmonica player Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, 1945–73, bassist Phil…

Great Elector, the

(Encyclopedia) Great Elector, the: see Frederick William.

Frederick the Fair

(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Fair, c.1286–1330, German antiking (1314–26), duke of Austria, son of Albert I, German king. On the death of Henry VII, Holy Roman emperor and German king, the split…

Frederick the Great

(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Great: see Frederick II, king of Prussia.

Frederick the Warlike

(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Warlike: see Frederick I, elector of Saxony.

Frederick the Wise

(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Wise: see Frederick III, elector of Saxony.

Golden Ass, The

(Encyclopedia) Golden Ass, The: see Apuleius, Lucius.

Golden Bough, The

(Encyclopedia) Golden Bough, The: see Frazer, Sir James George.

Golden Legend, The

(Encyclopedia) Golden Legend, The, collection of saints' lives written in the 13th cent. by Jacobus da Varagine. Originally entitled Legenda sanctorum [readings in the lives of the saints], it soon…