...one awake in the cold Christmas night, pondering the mysteries of life and death. This poem featured the first painting by Jenny Nyström of this traditiona
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...s a Finnish hard-rock band, who became famous internationally in year 2006 after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, Greece, though in Finland th
* Lordi first appeared after the formation of the trio: Lordi (vocals), Amen (guitar) and G-Stealer (bas
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...elationship with Moldavia: he spent several years there after his father’s death; he left with his presumed cousin Ştefan (Stephen the Great) to Transylvan
'''The life of Vlad III'''
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...time. Manson was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. He is serving a life sentence but will be up for parole in 2007 at the age of 73. Manson has alw
==Early life==
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...wider view is established. Thus, when the Biblical principle that blood is life is found among the Yorubas of the west coast of Africa, the parallel is int
...d upon some particular experience, but the reason given, that the Angel of Death walks about openly in time of plague, and sneaks near the houses at other t
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...v Ripper" and "Hannibal Lecter", a name given to him by the Russian public after the character in the popular American film [[Silence of the Lambs]], which
*[[Beverley Allitt]] - an ''[[Angel of Death]]''; Paediatric nurse who killed four patients and injured at least nine ot
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Early life
A few days after his birth, the baby was adopted by Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz, a Jewish cou
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..., riding his black buffalo. Garuda noticed that the gaze of the Master of Death briefly fell upon the bird, but then he continued on his way into the abode
Since a mere glance from Lord Yama presages death, Garuda's heart was filled with pity for the tiny bird. He gently picked i
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...d as an unhappy monster, a symbol of the 'terrible mother'; the monster of death bringing extreme bad luck and the perversion of the intellect, womanhood, a
...nscription on a stele in the Great Sphinx dates it from one thousand years after the carving of the Sphinx, It was erected in 1400 BC, probably by Thutmose
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...often been hypothesized, although there is currently no solid evidence of life there at present. Some scientists have theorized that there is evidence of
...rowing scientific knowledge snuffed out any remaining hope for intelligent life on that cold and inhospitable world. All along, however, a number of indivi
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...person can be revived by a in '''[[Necromancer|Bogor]]''' or '''Mambo'''. After resurrection, it has no will of its own, but remains under the control of t
...(LD50 of 1mg), it is said to be able to leave a person in a state of near-death for several days, while the person continues to be conscious. The second po
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...urls a bucket of blood into the poor resident's face. This is a portent of death.
...et, and appears mostly in the Undercity section of Vagrant Story|Lea Mondé after you defeat him in the Wine Cellars.
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Although mummification existed in other cultures, [[Immortality|eternal life]] was the main focus of all Ancient Egyptians, which meant preserving the b
...the nose with hooks, then discarded. It was also drained through the nose after being liquefied with the same hooks.
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...happily adopt for himself. He objected to the labelling of what he saw as life's most worthwhile and enjoyable activities as "sinful".
...e left by his father. Throughout this period, he maintained a vigorous sex life, which was largely conducted with prostitutes and girls he picked up at loc
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Another factor influencing political life was the means of succession to the Wallachian throne. The throne was heredi
On receiving news of Vlad Dracul’s death the Turks released Vlad III and supported him as their own candidate for th
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...age of Borley, Essex, England, which gained a reputation for being haunted after a series of residents reported unsettling phenomena.
...ch by the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull in 1862, and he moved in a year after being named rector of the parish. The large brick building was built in a s
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...ommon but not required. Dead are buried in conical tombs immediately after death and buried with hands crossed.
...only in their caste system, but also in various taboos affecting everyday life. Some of these, such as those on exogamy or on insulting or offending men o
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...0s. The television program Freaky Links staged a similar photo, giving new life to the "Thunderbird Photograph" legend. The image is said to depict six wes
...visit from Thunderbird, never forget that it ended long days of hunger and death. For on the prairie near their village are big, round stones that the grand
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...ere over. The boulder was said to be “always moist’, because it contained “life substance’. The Cailleach Beara is ever-renewing and passes through many
...inland. When she is finished, her plaid is white and snow covers the land. After throwing away this, her symbol of fertility and authority, the Cailleach he
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The names of the four yugas of time—Satya, Treta, Dvapara and Kali—are named after “dice throws” from a game of dice popular during the Vedic period. Thei
.... But he rejected her advances because his guru had told him to never lust after another man’s wife. He prayed to Agni who returned him home safely.
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