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- noun Plural form of
Armorican .
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It had been proved on the authority of Sulpicius Severus, who was born in the year 360, that Armorica was called Britannia, and the Armoricans were called Britons when the Council of Ariminium was held in the year
Bolougne-Sur-Mer St. Patrick's Native Town William Fleming
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Armoricans, or natives of Brittany, against the Romans; Caesar himself, says, that his project of invading this country arose from the intelligence he received of the aid the Gauls derived from the Britons; therefore I consider that the mode, let it be what it would, deserved somewhat of the name of a fleet, if not in the modern sense of the word.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832 Various
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Celtic genius have undergone no modification; Armoricans, Britons,
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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On his return to Gaul, he proceeded to Armorica (Brittany) to intercede for the Armoricans who had been in rebellion.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Thence Celtic Messianism, that belief in a future avenger who shall restore Cambria, and deliver her out of the hands of her oppressors, like the mysterious Leminok promised by Merlin, the Lez-Breiz of the Armoricans, the Arthur of the Welsh.
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Germany, who had formerly acknowledged themselves the subjects or soldiers of the republic, but who now claimed the rewards of voluntary service and the rank of independent allies; the Læti, the Armoricans, the Breones, the Saxons, the Burgundians, the Sarmatians or Alani, the
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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Scots, and Armoricans, noble and ignoble, submitted voluntarily to his dominion; and all of them, according to their nation and deserving, were ruled, loved, honoured, and enriched with money and power.
The Life of King Alfred Giles, J. A. 1847
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Franks esteemed the valor of the Armoricans [35] and the Armoricans were reconciled by the religion of the Franks.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 Edward Gibbon 1765
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Ripuarii, derived their name from their post on the three rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Moselle; the Armoricans possessed the independent cities between the Seine and the Loire.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 Edward Gibbon 1765
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Armoricans, the Breones the Saxons, the Burgundians, the Sarmatians, or Alani, the Ripuarians, and the Franks who followed Meroveus as their lawful prince.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 Edward Gibbon 1765
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