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  2. General Post Office - Wikipedia

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    The General Post Office (GPO) [1] was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. [2] Established in England in the 17th century, the GPO was a state monopoly covering the dispatch of items from a specific sender to a specific receiver (which was to be of great importance when new forms of communication were invented); it was overseen by a ...

  3. The Friendly Beasts - Wikipedia

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    "I," said the sheep, with curly horn. "I," said the dove, from the rafters high, "Cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry. We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I; "I," said the dove, from the rafters high. And every beast, by some good spell, In the stable dark was glad to tell Of the gift he gave Immanuel; The gift he gave Immanuel. [3]

  4. Horned helmet of Henry VIII - Wikipedia

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    The armour was a gift from the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I to the English king Henry VIII, following their alliance in the War of the League of Cambrai. The suit was elaborate and intended for display at tournament parades. It is unclear who was the intended wearer of the armour, but it appears to have been modelled on one of Henry's court ...

  5. What happens when a gift is given to the United States ... - AOL

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    Gifts are given as a sign of respect and reflection of the relationship between the gifting country and United States. You may find it unethical that the president would get to keep such lavish ...

  6. Valkyrie - Wikipedia

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    The 11th century runestone U 1163 features a carving of a female figure bearing a horn that has been interpreted as the valkyrie Sigrdrífa handing the hero Sigurd (also depicted on the stone) a drinking horn. [56] In 2013, a small figure dated at around 800 AD was discovered in Hårby, Denmark by three amateur archaeologists. The figurine ...

  7. Horned helmet - Wikipedia

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    Its abstracted 'horns', different from those of the earlier finds, are straight and conical. [2] Late Gaulish helmets (c. 55 BC) with small horns and adorned with wheels, reminiscent of the combination of a horned helmet and a wheel on plate C of the Gundestrup cauldron (c. 100 BC), were found in Orange, France. Other Celtic helmets, especially ...

  8. Category:Horned goddesses - Wikipedia

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    Female deities from various cultures who have horns or antlers upon their heads. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. H.

  9. Horned deity - Wikipedia

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    The use of horns as a symbol for power dates back to the ancient world. From ancient Egypt and the Ba'al worshipping Cannanites, to the Greeks, Romans, Celts, and various other cultures. [49] Horns have ever been present in religious imagery as symbols of fertility and power.