10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORSA»
Discover the use of
Horsa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Horsa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Glidermen of Neptune: The American D-Day Glider Attack
Glidermen walk beneath a canopy of Horsa gliders 50 Double glider tow
involving six CG-4A gliders 52 CG-4A gliders in tow 53 CG-4A gliders in tow
crossing the English Channel 56 Horsa gliders marked with identifying stripes 57
CG-4A ...
2
king artie and the knights of the rad table
HORSA: (ENTERS, yelling and swinging his battle-axe. A terrible looking
barbarian.) Where is he? Where is this so-called king? l am Horsa the Saxon war
chief, and l bow down to no one. l'll tear any king l meet in two! l'll eat him for
breakfast!
3
A Dictionary of Medieval Heroes: Characters in Medieval ...
HENGEST AND HORSA are two brothers who supposedly led the Saxon
invasion of England around the middle of the 5th century. Geoffrey of Monmouth
gives a detailed account of their story in his Historia Regum Britannie (History of
the ...
Willem Pieter Gerritsen, Anthony G. Van Melle,
2000
HORSA huts, built as annexes of existing schools, were described in 1946 as 'a
temporary expedient intended to meet a short temporary policy and within a
given time'." Between 1 April 1945 and 1 June 1949, 146,445 school places were
...
Catherine Burke, Ian Grosvenor,
2008
5
The Quoit Brooch Style and Anglo-Saxon Settlement: A Casting ...
Colgrave and Mynors 1969, 50 Their first leaders are said to have been two
brothers, Hengist and Horsa. Horsa was afterwards killed in battle by the Britons,
and in the eastern part of Kent there is still a monument bearing his name. They
were ...
6
Vortigern: The King who Betrayed His People
In the midst of this surge of men was Horsa, younger brother of Hengist King of
Kent. At the peak of the ridge Horsa paused briefly for breath and to survey the
scene. There were fewer Britons than he had expected on this hillock, at once his
...
7
Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological ...
on Horsa-le(a)ge ' (ledge, dat. sing, of ledli). 2 Horsa's Lea [A.-Sax. Horsan-ledh
— Horsan, genit. sing, of Horsa, f. hors, a horse] HORSMAN (Eng.) Horseman,
Groom, Horsedealer [O.E. hors + man(n] HORSNAIL(Ll (Eng.) Dweller at 1 the ...
8
The Cat-Stane, Edinburgshire: Is it Not the Tombstone of the ...
Two generations before Hengist and Horsa arrived in England, a Saxon host —
as told by Ammianus — was leagued with the other races of modern Scotland (
the Picts, Scots, and Attacots), in fighting with a Roman army under Theodosius.
5.
Sir James Young Simpson,
1862
9
Myths and Legends of the British Isles
They may well have been historical figures; Bede, who had many friends in Kent,
records that Horsa's monument was still visible in the east of Kent. The
conquered Britons remembered them too, and in The History of the Britons, there
are the ...
10
Green Light!: A Troop Carrier Squadron's War From Normandy ...
A C-47 could not pull a fully loaded Horsa along the runway fast enough to get
the glider into the air before the tug ship lifted. Since, in this case, the C-47 would
have to lift up the Horsa while the glider was still on the ground, the tug pilot had
...
Martin Wolfe, AIR FORCE HISTORICAL STUDIES OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORSA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Horsa is used in the context of the following news items.
WWII British Paratroopers in Action, Set B, in 1/35...
These new sets of figures along with the specialist equipment will be a great accompaniment to their forthcoming release of a 1/35 Horsa glider ... «Military Modelling, Jun 15»
Letters: If the defence cats are sent away, the enemy mice will play …
SIR – Your correspondent A M Jones (Letters, June 15) is right to suggest that the replica Horsa glider should go to a suitable facility for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Letters: Tony Blair's legacy has cost Britain enough without adding …
D-Day was preceded by the incredible achievement of Horsa glider pilots who, shortly after midnight, delivered a platoon to secure what we ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
'I was dead scared. No doubt about that. We were all scared, but …
His mission was to help secure the Pegasus and Horsa bridges across the River Orne, a feat immortalised in the 1962 film, The Longest Day. «WalesOnline, May 15»
Tecumseh to honor D-Day vet on Memorial Day
On D-Day, Sebring found himself in a British Horsa glider, which crash-landed near Ste. Mere Eglise. His unit was among those assigned to ... «The Daily Telegram, May 15»
Glider pilotremembers
The British aircraft were 'Horsa Gliders' which could carry a small tank, or 60 troops, the American gliders were much smaller and could carry ... «Arbroath Herald, May 15»
We met in the pub - now we've been married 70 years
The Horsa gliders stationed at the airfield took part in Operation Varsity – the largest airborne operation in history. Keen gardener Arthur said: “It ... «Gazette, May 15»
Samantha Grady seals top honor in Young Patriot Essay Contest
The back side shows profiles of Hengist and Horsa, England's two founders of Anglo-Saxon Common Law. Grady closed her essay by ... «Thetribunepapers, May 15»
Niemeyer's Mermaid and the Restoration of Hotel Nacional
Opened in 1972 as part of the Horsa Hotels network by entrepreneur Jose Tjurs, the 34-story São Conrado hotel was part of push to develop ... «Curbed National, Apr 15»
Farewell to wartime glider pilot veteran of Normandy and Arnhem
A Staff Sergeant with E Squadron, No.2 Wing, the Glider Pilot Regiment, he flew Horsa gliders carrying men and equipment. He lived ... «Leicester Mercury, Apr 15»