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Lion-headed and man-eating giants

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Lion-headed and man-eating giants
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Marvels of the East England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent Language: Latin; Old English Source/Shelfmark: Cotton Tiberius B. V, Part 1, f.81v [Whole folio] Left; nude lion-headed man, stooping to left, with a rock behind. These are described as men of three colours, lion-headed, twenty feet long, with huge mouths; if pursued, they flee and sweat blood. Right; dark nude man with mane and hairy spine, he bends as he bites the head of a small man whom he holds; with rocks behind. These are described as huge men with legs twelve feet long; bodies seven feet broad, black in colour, and they devour whomever they catch. Text below Image taken from Marvels of the East. Originally published/produced in England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th century.

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beard / blood / science / land features / man / men / sciences / organism / discipline / topography / beard / rock / inorganic materials / inorganic material / living organism components / male / materials / rocks / rock features / body substance / natural sciences / hairy / hirsute / anglo-saxon
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