About the historical term Saracen other uses Saracen disambiguation Saracen is a Greek word that was used to describe various groups of people in ancient and Middle Ages medieval history. ref name daniel1 Daniel, pg. 53. ref ref name retso1 Retso, pg. 505 506. ref Its etymology is unclear modern scholars do not agree on the term s origins. ref Tolan, pg. 287. ref Before the birth of Islam , Ancient Rome Ancient Romans used the term to refer to many different social groups, including non Arabs living in the northern Sinai peninsula and Arabia Petraea Roman province of Arabia . ref name retso1 In Europe during the Early Middle Ages , the term began to be used to describe Arab tribes. ref http concise.britannica.com ebc article 9377754 Saracens Saracen. Encyclop dia Britannica. 2012 . Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 27 April 2012. ref By the 12th century, Saracen had become synonymous with Muslim in Medieval literature , just as it had been for Greek and Coptic documents seventh century five centuries earlier . ref Kahf, pg. 181. ref ref name daniel1 ref Retso, pg. 96 ref Early usage and origins File Romans Niketas Oryphas punish Cretan Saracens.jpg thumb upright 2.0 alt A 12th century Byzantine manuscript illumination depicting Romans punishing Cretan Saracens. An Illumination manuscript illumination depicting Romans punishing Cretan Saracens, taken from the Madrid Skylitzes , a 12th century Byzantine manuscript. Ptolemy s Geographia Ptolemy Geography , from the second century Common Era CE , describes Sarakene as a region in the northern Sinai peninsula. ref name retso1 Ptolemy ... of Islam and Saracen had become a racial and religious marker. ref name daniel1 ref name heng1 ... of Damascus is a black Saracen ruler whose skin stands in stark contrast to his wife, the white princess ... knights to initially fear him as a monstrous non Christian Saracen or Moor . ref http www.lib.rochester.edu ... ko hr Saraceni id Saracen it Saraceni he lt Sarac nai ms Saracen nl Saracenen ja ... more details
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Saracen , after the Saracen s, a Medieval Europe an term for Muslim s HMS Saracen 1804 was an 18 gun Cruizer class brig sloop Cruizer class brig sloop launched in 1804 and broken up in 1812. HMS Saracen 1812 was another 18 gun Cruizer class brig sloop Cruizer class class brig sloop launched in 1812 and sold in 1819. HMS Saracen 1831 was a 10 gun Cherokee class sloop Cherokee class brig sloop launched in 1831, used as a survey vessel from 1854 and exchanged as part payment in 1862 for a brig named Young Queen , which became the next HMS Saracen . HMS Saracen 1862 was a survey brig, previously named Young Queen , purchased in 1862. She was sold in 1870. HMS Saracen 1908 was a Tribal class destroyer 1905 Tribal class destroyer launched in 1908 and sold in 1919. HMS Saracen P247 was an British S class submarine 1931 S class submarine launched in 1942 and sunk in 1943. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Saracen, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Saracen Literature Author Douglas Reeman wrote a book titled HMS Saracen in 1965 about a Royal Navy ship by that name that served in both World Wars . The ship in that story was a fictional Monitor warship Monitor class warship similar to HMS Erebus I02 HMS Erebus . ISBN 0099062607 ... more details
Saracen is a European medieval term for Muslims, adopted from Latin. For similar sounding archeology archeological term for a kind of a neolithic monumental stone see sarsen . Saracen or Saracens may also refer to any of the following History Bedouin Saracens , a nomadic warlike population ruled in the fourth century AD by Mavia queen Mavia Sport Saracens F.C. , a professional rugby union team based in St Albans, England Cheltenham Saracens F.C. , a football club based in Cheltenham, England Tamar Saracens R.F.C. , a rugby union team based in Plymouth, England Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League http www.hertsleague.co.uk Transport HMS Saracen HMS Saracen , the name of six ships of the Royal Navy Alvis SaracenSaracen APC , a six wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British, Commonwealth and other armies and even police forces. Literature The Saracen , a two part novel by Robert Shea The History of the Saracens by Simon Ockley Entertainment The Saracen opera , a 1899 opera by C sar Cui Saracen TV series , a 1989 ITV action drama about a private security firm of that name The Saracens gang , a gang in The Warriors movie and game Matt Saracen , a fictional character from the American television series Friday Night Lights Architecture Indo Saracenic , a style of architecture used by British architects in the late 19th century in India Saracen s Head , the name usually given to a group of late medieval buildings in Kings Norton, Birmingham Businesses Saracen Cycles , formally an independent British bicycle manufacturer now a sub brand of Madison, the UK s largest cycle company. See also Sarrazin disambiguation disambig de Saracen pl Saracen ... more details
Orphan date April 2008 Saracen Cycles are a brand of bicycle made and sold in the United Kingdom. Based in Warwick, England Warwick , England, the company manufactures a variety of road and sport bicycles. Saracen bikes used to be made in England until a few years ago, when, like many other cycle manufactures, moved abroad for cost reasons. Saracen was famous for its MAD trails display team, up until 2006 when it was sold. Saracen http www.saracen.co.uk is now a brand of cycles owned by Madison, a significant distributor of bicycles, parts and accessories http www.madison.co.uk which in turn is part of the H. Young group of companies. Madison, based in Stanmore, Middlesex. Madison also owns the Genesis and Ridgeback Ridgeback bicycles cycle brands. See also List of bicycle manufacturing companies External links http www.saracen.co.uk www.saracen.co.uk Category Cycle manufacturers of the United Kingdom England company stub cycle manufacturer stub ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Alvis Saracen Mk 1 image Image Saracen latrun 2.jpg 300px caption FV 603 Saracen ... petrol engine power 119 kW pw ratio crew 2 up to 9 troops The FV603 Saracen is a six wheeled armoured ... vehicle as a result of its part in the policing of Northern Ireland. History The FV603 Saracen was the armoured ... remained similar, but the engine, transmission and braking systems varied significantly. The Saracen ... for Artillery or Signals use. The Saracen series also includes FV 604 Armoured Command Vehicle ACV ... carried on a front wing. FV 606 FV 611 Armoured Ambulance. Saracen was produced before Saladin ... in 1952. The Saracen was produced both with and without turrets fitted. Combat history Aden Malayan Emergency Sri Lankan civil war The Troubles Lebanese civil war Operators Image Alvis Saracen Edinburgh Adelaide.jpg thumb An Australian Saracen at the Edinburgh, South Australia military vehicles ... cite web author title Saracen work Digger History an unofficial history of the Australian & New Zealand ... Saracen accessdate ref flag Brunei Royal Brunei Armed Forces 1973 flag Hong Kong 1959 Royal Hong ... cite book last Munro first Bill title Alvis Saracen Family publisher The Crowood Press Ltd location ... African Army SRI Sri Lanka Army ref name armyrecognition cite web author title Saracen FV 603 Wheeled ... vehicules a roues SaracenSaracen Angleterre description.htm armyrecognition.com language ... Command and APC mid 1980s. Northern Ireland only to 1991 Space Hijackers 2007 present Mark 1 Saracen used for publicity stunts USA Tulsa Police Department , 1 a Saracen body shell re mounted on a commercial ... Image Saracen Water Dispenser 1 Bovington.jpg thumb Saracen Water Dispenser based on MK 3 Saracens ... A Saracen masquerades as a German armoured car in the 1964 film 633 Squadron , which was set during World War II , a decade before the Saracen was first built. In the Tom Sharpe novel Riotous Assembly , a Saracen armoured car is destroyed by a monstrous elephant gun by Konstabel Els of the South African ... more details
The Saracen Foundry was the better known name for the Possilpark , Glasgow based foundry company W MacFarlane & Co. Ltd, founded and owned by Walter MacFarlane. MacFarlane s was the most important manufacturer of ornamental ironwork in Scotland . Walter Macfarlane Walter Macfarlane I was born in Torrance, East Dunbartonshire Torrance of Campsie , near Glasgow in 1817. He worked for the jeweller William Russell, before serving an apprentice ship with blacksmith James Buchanan. He then spent a decade ..., and is buried in Glasgow Necropolis cemetery . cn date September 2011 Saracen Foundry Image Vivarypark.jpg ... & Co. Ltd in 1850. They set up a foundry works in Saracen Lane, behind the Saracen Head Inn, in the Gallowgate ... of the park land as streets and houses, including naming the street fronting his factory Saracen Street. ref cite web url http www.glasgowsculpture.com pg images.php?sub saracen title Saracen Foundry ... left The plaque of the Saracen Foundry, on the bridge at Whitehead railway station , Northern Ireland ... set about making design and standardisation the key to the company s development. Subsequently, the Saracen ... celebrated work is the Saracen Fountain in Alexandra Park, Glasgow , which they gifted to the city ... for his home at Coulport village Coulport on Loch Long . However, after production at the Saracen ... ins with the architectural trade, between the two world wars Saracen Foundry produced many cast iron ... a key component in increasing war production, removing much of the footprint of Saracen s contribution ... for Saracen s standard designs. The MacFarlane company moved into standard foundry work, including ... date September 2011 Locations to see Saracen Foundry pieces Owing to the long duration of the factory s life, and the wide distribution of their works, Saracen Foundry pieces can be seen in most part ... rear panoramic view clear References reflist External links commonscat Saracen Foundry http www.scottishironwork.org ... pg images.php?sub saracen Pictures of Saracen foundry castings around Glasgow Category Defunct companies ... more details
File Kings Norton Saracens Head.jpg right thumb The Saracen s Head, now part of Saint Nicolas Place File Kings Norton the Old Grammar School.jpg right thumb The Old Grammar School The Saracen s Head is the name usually given to a group of late medieval buildings in Kings Norton , Birmingham . The buildings, together with the nearby Old Grammar School, won the BBC Restoration TV series Restoration series ... Merchant s House formerly the Saracen s Head were given the collective name of Saint Nicolas ... 217168 The Saracen s Head Grade II ref are owned by King s Norton Parish Church, which was unable ... converted into a public house , called the Saracen s Head. It had also been significantly remodelled ... century, the Saracen s Head was owned by Mitchells & Butlers , who also owned the adjacent Bull ... been part of the original east range, that lay between the Saracen s Head and the Bull s Head were demolished. In 1930, Mitchell & Butlers decided to donate the Saracen s Head to Kings Norton Parish ... the East Range into an inn. 1806 earliest reference to the Saracen s Head Inn . Early 19th century .... 1930 The Saracen s Head closes as an inn. Mitchells & Butlers give the whole building to St Nicolas ... a passage that probably did not exist in the medieval period. The east range The Saracen s Head In the east ... range was demolished in 2006. Restoration In 2004, Kings Norton Parish entered the Saracen s Head together ... Mail . It was announced in December 2008 that the Saracen s Head, the Old Grammar School and St Nicolas ... news.php?id 716 Historic Kings Norton ref Changes made during restoration The changes to the Saracen ... collapsible type Point World Geodetic System Coordinates br Links to map resources The Saracen s Head old pub coord 52.4081 1.9291 region GB scale 2000 name The Saracen s Head display inline,title ... File Kings Norton Saracens Head north face.jpg North face of the Saracen s Head File Kings Norton St Nicolas and Saracens Head.jpg The Saracen s Head and St Nicolas Church File Kings Norton Church ... more details
The Saracen Joust of Arezzo Giostra del Saracino , Giostra ad burattum is an ancient game of chivalry . It dates back to the Middle Ages . It was born as an exercise for military training. This tournament was regularly held in Arezzo between the 16th century and the end of the 17th century, when memorable jousting jousts in baroque style were organized. The game went on for the whole Modern Age , having an important social function within the urban community. The joust was indeed a great public event during the visit of important authorities sovereigns, princes, etc. , or it was used to make certain civil feasts more solemn e.g. carnivals and nobless weddings . The joust which became a typical tradition of Arezzo at the beginning of the 17th century declined progressively during the 18th century and eventually disappeared, at least in its noble version. After a brief popular revival between the 18th and 19th century, the joust was interrupted after 1810 to reappear only in 1904 in the wake of the Middle Ages reappraisal operated by Romanticism . Finally, the joust was definitely restored in 1931 as a form of historical re enactment set in the 14th century, and quickly acquired a competitive character. Current Joust The historical reenactment takes place every year in Arezzo on the last but one Saturday of June, by night the so called San Donato Joust, dedicated to the patron saint of the town and on the first Sunday of September, in the afternoon the September Joust . The protagonists ... colors . The Saracen Joust is organized by the Municipality of Arezzo through a special institution ... s musicians playing the Saracen Hymn, composed by Giuseppe Pietri 1886 1946 . Then, the real competition ... with lance in rest against the Saracen, an armor plated dummy representing a Saracen holding a cat ... across Piazza Grande. The competition is won by the couple of knights who hit the Saracen s shield obtaining ... if their lance breaks after violently hitting the Saracen. See also Commons Giostra del Saracino ... more details
Infobox character name Matthew Saracen series Friday Night Lights TV series Friday Night Lights image Image MattSaracen.jpg caption Zach Gilford as Matthew Saracen first Pilot Friday Night Lights Pilot last cause creator Peter Berg portrayer Zach Gilford nickname Matt, Matty, QB1, Seven, Cobra occupation Back up Quarterback small Pilot, Season 3 small br Starting Quarterback small Seasons 1 3 small br Wide Receiver small Season 3 small br Alamo Freeze Assistant Manager small Seasons 1 3 small br Panther Pizza Delivery Driver small Season 4 small br Art Student small Season 4 small family Lorraine Saracen small Grandmother small br Henry Saracen small Father, deceased small br Shelby Garrett small Mother small br Julie Taylor Small Fianc small Matthew Matt Saracen is a fictional character in the NBC DirecTV The 101 Network television drama series Friday Night Lights TV series Friday Night Lights portrayed by the actor Zach Gilford . He was the former backup quarterback of the Dillon High School Panthers before being thrust into the starting spotlight after Jason Street suffered a career ending injury. Role in Friday Night Lights Biography Matt is the son of Henry Saracen and Shelby Garrett, and lives alone with his grandmother, Lorraine Saracen. Matt takes care of Lorraine due to her old age and battle with dementia . At one time, Matt s relationship with both of his parents was strained. Henry was a member of the United States Army U.S. Army who showed no signs of caring for his son s troubles, and Shelby left Matt when he was a child after divorcing Henry the full extent of their relationship ... rating. In the state championship game, Saracen passes for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns in leading ... does not last long, as Carlotta leaves the Saracen house to return to her family ... period for Matt Saracen, and the eventual permanent departure of his character as the show .... References Reflist Friday Night Lights DEFAULTSORT Saracen, Matt Category Fictional players ... more details
Cui operas The Saracen in Cyrillic script Cyrillic , Saracin in transliteration , is an opera by C sar Cui composed during 1896 1898. The libretto was written by Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov and the composer, based on a play by Alexandre Dumas, p re Alexandre Dumas p re entitled Charles VII chez ses grands vassaux . The opera was premiered on 2 November 1899 Old Style and New Style dates Old Style , in Saint Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theatre , with Eduard N pravn k as conductor. It was staged also in 1902 by the Moscow Private Opera at the Solodovnikov Theatre, but never became part of the standard operatic repertoire. The Saracen can be understood to some extent as a sequel to Pyotr Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky s opera The Maid of Orleans opera The Maid of Orleans in that later events involving the same French monarch are involved. Characters and setting Charles VII of France Charles VII , King of France tenor Count Savoisy Bass voice type bass Yaqoub, a Saracen baritone B reng re, Countess Savoisy soprano Agn s Sorel soprano Dunois baritone Isabelle silent role Raymond bass Andr tenor Archer baritone Chaplain bass Treasurer baritone Page soprano 1st Sentry tenor 2nd Sentry tenor Archers, hunters, trumpeters, courtiers of the king and of Count Savoisy Choir chorus The action takes place in France of the early 15th century, in the castle of Count Savoisy. Synopsis Image YershovInSaracen CuiIP 247 600.jpg thumb 150px right Yershov in the role of Charles VII from the premiere production of 1899 Act I. A chorus of archers makes merry while the Count is away. When Andr shows everyone the stag that he has just killed, Yaqoub relates a story about how he as a boy in Egypt .... As they pray, Raymond commands Yaqoub to kneel, but the Saracen s refusal brings about a conflict ... , p. 259. C sar Cui Cui, C sar . , . The Saracen , opera in four acts. Piano vocal score . . , 1899. DEFAULTSORT Saracen, The Category ... more details
otherships HMS Saracen Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption HMS Saracen Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px RN Ensign Ship name HMS Saracen Ship owner Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder J S White Ship laid down Ship launched 31 March 1908 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Sold for scrap 1919 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Tribal class destroyer 1905 Tribal class destroyer Ship displacement Ship length convert 255 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 25 ft 6 in m abbr on Ship draught convert 8 ft 6 in m abbr on Ship draft Ship propulsion Ship speed convert 33 kn mph km h lk in abbr on Ship range Ship complement Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes HMS Saracen was a Tribal class destroyer 1905 Tribal class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched in 1908 and sold in 1919. During the First World War she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla. References http www.pbenyon.plus.com 18 1900 S 04128.html HMS Saracen , Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels non breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox Tribal class destroyer 1905 DEFAULTSORT Saracen 1908 Category Tribal class destroyers 1905 Category Ships built in the United Kingdom Category 1908 ships Category World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom UK destroyer stub fi HMS Saracen 1908 ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Saracen was a 1989 ITV action drama about a private security firm of that name. They operated both in the UK and abroad, usually Africa, but could only carry firearms when on foreign missions. This was a glossy, expensive film production, perhaps intended to bring back the success of previous ITV action drama like The Professionals TV series The Professionals . It was not a success however, and only one series of 13 episodes was made. The two male leads were Christian Burgess and Patrick James Clarke . Michael Byrne actor Michael Byrne and John Bennett actor John Bennett portrayed Saracen s bosses, and Ingrid Lacey was the female lead. External links http www.the medium is not enough.com 2010 06 lost gems saracen 1989.php Series review with photos and video at The Medium is Not Enough DEFAULTSORT Saracen Tv Series Category British drama television series Category ITV television programmes Category 1989 television series debuts Category 1989 television series endings Category 1989 in British television UK TV stub ... more details
Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship notes otherships HMS Saracen HMS Saracen was an British S class ... a number of convoys, torpedoing and sinking the Italian merchant Francesco Crispi . Saracen ... allies warships ship 3432.html HMS Saracen , Uboat.net ref Sinking On 14 August 1943, whilst on patrol off Bastia , Saracen was spotted by the Italian corvettes Minerva and Euterpe which attacked with depth charge s. Saracen was forced to surface and as the crew abandoned ship, they scuttled ... Saracen were invited to Corsica to witness the unveiling of a memorial to secret British agents who helped establish the Corsican Resistance, and to the submarine that landed them , HMS Saracen . A plaque commemorating HMS Saracen already existed in the fortress at Bastia, where the crew were taken after the sinking of Saracen . ref http content.yudu.com Ayg34 NavyNewsJan09 resources 31.htm Navy ... type landmark DEFAULTSORT Saracen P247 Category British S class submarines 1931 Category World War ... Saracen P247 ... more details
Use dmy dates date December 2010 otherships HMS Saracen Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country Ship flag Shipboxflag United Kingdom naval Ship name HMS Saracen Ship namesake Saracen Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Perry, Green & Wells, Blackwall Yard Ship laid down Ship launched 1804 Ship sponsor Ship christened Ship completed Ship acquired Ship commissioned August 1804 Ship decommissioned Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honors Ship fate Broken up, May 1812 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Sclass Cruizer brig sloop Ship type Ship tonnage Ship displacement Ship tons burthen 385 small 5 94 small Builder s Old Measurement bm Ship length convert 100 ft 2 in m abbr on gundeck convert 77 ft 6 in m abbr on keel Ship beam convert 30 ft 6.75 in m abbr on Ship height Ship draught convert 5 ft 6 in m abbr on unladen convert 12 ft 9 in m abbr on laden Ship depth Ship hold depth convert 12 ft 9 in m abbr on Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship sail plan Brig Ship speed Ship range Ship endurance ... pounder bow guns Ship armour Ship notes HMS Saracen was a Royal Navy Sclass Cruizer brig sloop built ... career before she was broken up at Chatham in 1812. Service Saracen was commissioned in August ... Leiss gues s squadron. By 28 December she was back at Falmouth. During the summer of 1807 Saracen ... and in 1808 was off Cadiz. Saracen brought back to Great Britain a copy of the treaty for the peace ... to Commander in 1804 when as a Lieutenant in Saracen s sister ship, HMS Scorpion 1803 2 , he had participated ... brig Atalante . On 10 May Bluett sailed Saracen for Jamaica. On 12 October 1810 Saracen took ... had one gun and a crew of 42 men and had not made any captures. ref O Byrne 1849 , p.93. ref Fate Saracen ... brig sloop DEFAULTSORT Saracen 1804 , HMS Category Ships of the Royal Navy Category 1804 ships ... more details
Palamedes could refer to Palamedes Greek mythology , the son of Nauplius in Greek mythology Palamedes Arthurian legend , a Saracen Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend Palamedes romance Palamedes romance , a 13th century French Arthurian romance named after the knight 2456 Palamedes , an asteroid Palamedes video game Palamedes video game , a 1990 video game Palamedes PR disambig fr Palam de it Palamede disambigua ja la Palamedes discretiva ... more details
Ferragus may refer to Ferra also known as Ferraguto, Ferragus, Fernagu, Ferracutus , a Saracen paladin in some texts a giant in chivalric romances and in the Historia Caroli Magni also known as the Pseudo Turpin Chronicle , opponent of Roland Ferragus novel Ferragus novel , a novel by Honor de Balzac, part of his Histoire des treize Ferragus, a giant of Portugal in the Old French medieval prose romance Valentine and Orson disambiguation fr Ferragus homonymie ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Gaignun watch dog is the warhorse of King Marsile Marsile , Saracen king of Spain in the French epic, The Song of Roland . ref cite book last Sayers first Dorothy L., translator title The Song of Roland publisher Penguin Books location Hammondsworth, Middlesex, England year 1957 isbn 0140440755 page 38 ref Gaignun is mentioned in laisse 142 of the poem. References reflist Category Matter of France Category Warhorses Category Fictional horses euro myth stub ... more details
NOTOC Sarrazin may refer to Surnames Albertine Sarrazin , French author Dick Sarrazin , retired professional ice hockey player Jean Fran ois Sarrazin , French author Kim Sarrazin , Canadian softball player Michael Sarrazin , Canadian actor Michel Sarrazin , Canadian scientist and naturalist St phane Sarrazin , French racing driver Thilo Sarrazin , German politician surname Others Sarrazin Couture Entertainment , a motion picture and television production company See also Saracen disambiguation disambig de Sarrazin fr Sarrazin ... more details
. Saracen Foundry For full article, see Saracen Foundry Image HamiltonHill1923.jpg thumb left ... son. When Walter MacFarlane wished to vastly expand his Saracen foundry company, Campbell agreed to sell ... naming the main street running through the new suburb Saracen Street . ref citeweb url http www.glasgowsculpture.com pg images.php?sub saracen title Saracen Foundry accessdate 2008 02 11 ref ..., is rapidly becoming an important addition to the great city. ref name USC The Saracen foundry ... designs and materials meant a vast decline in orders for Saracen s standard cast iron designs. The MacFarlane ... of the Saracen foundry, Possil had become the hub of the Glasgow heroin trade and was to remain ... Saracen Street remains the main shopping area, but the whole area has been undergoing mass redevelopment ... ravaged by the strong drug trade, more and more small local businesses are appearing in Saracen Street ... more details
Campra operas otheruses Tancr de is a trag die en musique a French opera French opera in the lyric tragedy tradition in a prologue and five acts by composer Andr Campra and librettist Antoine Danchet , based on Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso . The opera contains 23 dances in addition to the singing, but is famous for the first contralto role in French opera though in modern terms more of a mezzo soprano range written for Julie d Aubigny , known as La Maupin , the most colorful singer of this era, or any other. It s also notable for the unusual choice of three low lying voices for the main male parts. Performance history Tancr de was first performed at the Acad mie Royale de Musique Paris Op ra on 7 November 1702 under the direction of Marin Marais . It was successful and remained in the repertoire until the 1760s. Roles class wikitable Role Voice type Premiere Cast, November 7, 1702 br Conductor Marin Marais Tancr de, a crusader baritone Gabriel Vincent Th venard Argante, Saracen leader bass vocal range bass Charles Hardouin Clorinde, Saracen princess contralto Julie d Aubigny La Maupin Herminie, daughter of the king of Antioch soprano Marie Louise Desmatins Ismenor, Saracen magician bass Jean Dun p re Peace soprano Desmatins Vengeance tenor Sources Anthony, James R 1992 , Tancr de in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera , ed. Stanley Sadie London ISBN 0 333 73432 7 http www.amadeusonline.net almanacco.php?Start 0&Giorno 7&Mese 11&Anno 1702&Giornata &Testo &Parola Stringa Amadeus Almanac External links http www.library.unt.edu music special collections vrbr browse tancrede 1702 andre campra University of Texas page DEFAULTSORT Tancrede Category Trag dies en musique Category Operas by Andr Campra Category French language operas Category Operas Category Paris Opera world premieres Category Operas based on works by Torquato Tasso Category 1702 operas es Tancr de fr Tancr de Campra ... more details
in June 2005 and sold to Saracen in February 2006. Saracen plans to reopen the mine in early 2010 ... www.saracen.com.au plant and infrastructure.html Saracen website Plant and Infrastructure accessed ... 2009 ref With the purchase of the mine by Saracen, the new owners developed a two staged plan to reopen ... 2009 ref On 15 June 2009 Saracen announced that the mine would be connected to the Western Power ... website, published 15 June 2009, accessed 5 September 2009 ref In November 2009, Saracen announced ... statistics displayAnnouncement.do?display pdf&idsId 01083003 Quarterly Activities Report June 2010 Saracen ... Quarterly Activities Report June 2011 Saracen ASX announcement, published 28 July 2011, accessed ... http www.saracen.com.au plant and infrastructure.html Saracen website Carosue Dam operations Active ... more details
Refimprove date December 2006 Image Alvis fire engine.jpg right thumb Alvis Salamander crash tender The Alvis Cars Alvis Salamander is a Six wheel drive 6X6 Airport Crash Tender with off road capabilities, developed in 1956. ref http www.trucksplanet.com catalog model.php?id 1133 ref It shares the same common six wheel drive chassis and other components with the Alvis Saladin FV 601 Saladin armoured car and Alvis Saracen FV 603 Saracen armoured personnel carrier . In turn it led to the Alvis Stalwart FV 620 Stalwart load carrier which was derived from the Salamander. Fire fighting equipment was provided by The Pyrene Company Limited . They could produce 7,500 gallons of foam per minute and carried a crew of 6. 125 Salamanders were built and used in the Royal Air Force as the Alvis Salamander Pyrene Mark 6 and the Royal Canadian Air Force . From the late 1970s on they were replaced by vehicles like the Thornycroft Nubian Pyrene Mark 7. It is still in use in Scotland in Highlands and Central reserves. Citation needed date May 2009 References Reflist See also Alvis Cars Category Firefighting equipment Category Fire service vehicles Category Military vehicles of the United Kingdom Category Off road vehicles Category Alvis vehicles Salamander Category Trucks Vehicle stub de Alvis Salamander ... more details
Mourtzana lang el is a village in Greece situated on the Old National Road Rethymno Heraklion . It belongs to the municipal unit of Kouloukonas in Crete . Mourtzana was built after the re conquest of Crete by Nikephoros II Nikiforos Fokas from the Saracen s in 961 AD. The island was under the Saracens rule for about 134 years. During that time, one of the main policies of the Byzantine s was to re Hellanization Hellanize the island. Hence, many noble families were given lands for incentive that eventually became Feudalism feudal villages named after the families. Mourtzana was a village that was established by the Mourtzanos family. Mourtzanos is a Saracen nickname for coral Mourjan which means dark red. The village is considered one of the richest in architecture in Milopotamos , dated from Republic of Venice Venetian rule. It was conquered by the Ottoman Turk s who gave privileges to the Mourtzanos family by offering them the Turkish nobility noble title Agha Ottoman Empire Agha . See also List of settlements in the Rethymno prefecture References I Archontoromaiiki Oikogeneia Mourtzanos . Kritologika Grammata. Rethimnon. 17. 2001. Pages 303 321 External links http www.maplandia.com greece kriti rethimni mourtzana Map of Mourtzana coord 35 21 N 24 47 E display title region GR type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Rethymno regional unit Crete geo stub ... more details
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