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Immediately , the horse vanished and Oisin transformed dramatically into a very old man , blind and near to death . He was carried to St Patrick who was walking the land and preaching of the new god . The saint received him into the new ...
Immediately , the horse vanished and Oisin transformed dramatically into a very old man , blind and near to death . He was carried to St Patrick who was walking the land and preaching of the new god . The saint received him into the new ...
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Transformed into a falcon , Loki flew to Giantland and came to Thjazi's castle . Thjazi was away and Loki found Idunn alone . He quickly turned Idunn into a nut and flew home to Asgard with her in his claws . When Thjazi returned and ...
Transformed into a falcon , Loki flew to Giantland and came to Thjazi's castle . Thjazi was away and Loki found Idunn alone . He quickly turned Idunn into a nut and flew home to Asgard with her in his claws . When Thjazi returned and ...
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... people or deities were believed to have transformed into the moon , stars or sun . AUTOCHTHONY Relating to native or aboriginal people , suggesting ancestry and close connection with the earth , possibly on a spiritual level .
... people or deities were believed to have transformed into the moon , stars or sun . AUTOCHTHONY Relating to native or aboriginal people , suggesting ancestry and close connection with the earth , possibly on a spiritual level .
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