- skip - Brewer’s

Romaʹnus (St.)

,

a Norman bishop of the seventh century, is depicted fighting with a dragon, in allusion to the tale that he miraculously conquered a dragon which infested Normandy.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Roman Birds
Roman Remains in England
Roman de Chevalier de Lyon
Roman de la Rose
Roman des Romans
Romance
Romanesque
Romanic or Romance Languages
Romanism
Romantic School
Romanus (St.)
Romany
Rome
Rome
Rome of the West
Rome was not Built in a Day
Rome’s best Wealth is Patriotism
Romeo (A)
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)
Romulus
Ron or Rone