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Tale — Tale, n. [AS. talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D. taal speech, language, G. zahl number, OHG. zala, Icel. tal, tala, number, speech, Sw. tal, Dan. tal number, tale speech, Goth. talzjan to instruct. Cf. {Tell}, v. t., {Toll} a tax, also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tale of Heiji — The Tale of Heiji ( Heiji Monogatari , 平治物語) is a Japanese war epic ( gunki monogatari ) detailing the events of the Heiji Rebellion of 1159 1160, in which samurai clan head Minamoto no Yoshitomo attacked and besieged Kyoto, as part of an… … Wikipedia
Tale of Hōgen — The Tale of Hōgen ( Hōgen monogatari 保元物語) is a Japanese war chronicle or military tale ( gunki monogatari ) which relates the events and prominent figures of the Hōgen Rebellion. [In the name Hōgen Rebellion, the noun Hōgen refers to the nengō… … Wikipedia
Tale of Beryn, The — (Second Merchant’s Tale, History of Beryn) (ca. 1410–1420) The Tale of Beryn is a late MIDDLE ENGLISH verse tale that survives in a single mid 15th century manuscript of The CANTERBURY TALES, although it is clearly not the work of CHAUCER. It… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, The — (Taketori monogatari) (ca. 900–920) The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the first extant Japanese monogatari, or work of literary fiction. Its precise date of composition is unknown: Though some scholars say it cannot be later than 909, others… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Tale of the Nisan Shaman — The Tale of the Nisan Shaman (also spelled Nishan ; Manchu: ᠨᡳᡧᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠨ ᡳ ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ; von Möllendorff transcription: Nišan saman i bithe) is a Manchu folk tale about a female shaman who resurrects the son of a rich landowner.[1] Contents 1 Versions 2… … Wikipedia
Tale Spinners For Children — infobox record label parent = United Artists founded = 1959 founder = Max E. Youngstein distributor = United Artists Records (America) country = USTale Spinners For Children was a series of stories and novels adapted for young audiences on vinyl… … Wikipedia
Tale of Two Brothers — The Tale of Two Brothers is an ancient Egyptian story from around the 13th century BC. The narrative is preserved on the Papyrus D Orbiney. [ [http://www.hope.edu/bandstra/RTOT/CH2/CH2 TWO.HTM Tale of Two Brothers] , Accessed February 7, 2007.]… … Wikipedia
Tale of Two Sisters — Infobox Film name = Tale of Two Sisters image size = caption = director = Adam Rifkin producer = Lawrence Bender Randolf Turrow writer = Charlie Sheen (poems) narrator = Charlie Sheen starring = Claudia Christian Valerie Breiman music = Marc… … Wikipedia
To tell tale of — Tale Tale, n. [AS. talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D. taal speech, language, G. zahl number, OHG. zala, Icel. tal, tala, number, speech, Sw. tal, Dan. tal number, tale speech, Goth. talzjan to instruct. Cf. {Tell}, v. t., {Toll} a tax,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
