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  • So they went into the hall of King Alf, and there abode them the Longbeards and Franks, and

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • And, with great amazement, "What Longbeards are those?" he cried.

    A Book of Myths Jeanie Lang

  • And Odin, seeing himself outwitted and knowing that honour bade him follow the Northern custom and give the people he had named a gift, bestowed on the Longbeards and their men the victory that Freya craved.

    A Book of Myths Jeanie Lang

  • β€œHe was the father of the fathers of the eldest race of Dwarves, the Longbeards, and my first ancestor: I am his heir.”

    The Hobbit Tolkien, J. R. R. 1938

  • These instructions were carried out with scrupulous exactness, and when Odin awoke the next morning his first conscious glance fell upon their armed host, and he exclaimed in surprise, "What Longbeards are those?"

    Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas 1894

  • So they went into the hall of King Alf, and there abode them the Longbeards and

    The Story of the Volsungs Anonymous 1873

  • Alps. These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.

    Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • MILLERSBURG -- The Killbuck Valley Longbeards 'annual JAKES Day drew 80 youth on Saturday, and most of them remained into the afternoon for the opportunity to hunt turkeys in the Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area.

    www.the-daily-record.com's Homepage Articles 2010

  • "Every year we (the Longbeards) donate $500 to the fund," said Mr. Brown.

    MYKAWARTHA - Home 2010

  • Last year, the Lindsay Longbeards held a JAKES event in Bancroft where local JAKES members were invited to take in the festivities, including target and skeet shooting, dog retrieval demonstrations and ATV safety.

    MYKAWARTHA - Home 2010

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