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Example sentences for "gonfanon"

Lexicographically close words:
gone; goned; gones; gonfalon; gonfaloniers; gong; gongs; gonidia; goniometer; gonna
  1. So he does, even adding that Harold fist son estandart drecier Et fist son gonfanon fichier Iloc tot dreit ou l'abeie De la Bataille est establie.

  2. The most immediate agents of this gigantic scheme were the Normans, who had conquered Naples by the arm of the adventurer Robert Guiscard, and under the gonfanon of St. Peter.

  3. I bring to thee the gonfanon hallowed by the heir of the Apostle, and the very ring that contains the precious relic of the Apostle himself!

  4. He bore the gonfanon boldly, high aloft in the breeze, and rode by the duke, going wherever he went.

  5. Then he returned thanks to God, and in his pride ordered his gonfanon to be brought and set up on high, where the English standard had stood; and that was the signal of his having conquered, and beaten down the standard.

  6. Meanwhile, a fresh company came in sight, covering all the plain; and in the midst of them was raised the gonfanon that came from Rome.

  7. Footnote 3: William of Poitiers and William of Malmsbury give the following description of this gonfanon or standard: 'Memorabile quoque vexillum Heraldi, hominis armati imaginem intextum habens ex auro purissimo.

  8. The bull of the Vatican is in the tent of the Norman; the gonfanon of St. Peter hallows yon armies to the service of Heaven.

  9. Lordships and lands to the living,--glory and salvation to those who die under the gonfanon of the Church!

  10. The most important historical monument that has survived to illustrate the use of the gonfanon is the celebrated piece of embroidery known as the Bayeux Tapestry.

  11. As they sat upright upon their horses the tails of the gonfanon reached down to their hands or even to their feet.

  12. William of Normandy had conquered England beneath the aegis of the gonfanon with golden cross that the Pope had blessed for him, yet we hear no more of it.

  13. This gonfanon is probably the one consecrated and sent by Pope Alexander; the principal flag of the Norman army on the day of battle[37].


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    Other words:
    banner; banneret; bunting; colors; ensign; flag; pennant; standard; streamer; tricolor