text: A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United Kingdom. Following local government reorganization in 1975 the title of "royal burgh" remains in use in many towns, but now has little more than ceremonial value.

text: burgh

text: was

text: an

text: autonomous

text: corporate

text: entity

text: in

text: Scotland

text: and

text: Northern

text: England

text: usually

text: town

text: or

text: toun

text: in

text: Scots

text: This

text: type

text: of

text: administrative

text: division

text: existed

text: from

text: the

text: century

text: when

text: King

text: David

text: created

text: the

text: first

text: royal

text: burghs

text: Burgh

text: status

text: was

text: broadly

text: analogous

text: to

text: borough

text: status

text: found

text: in

text: the

text: rest

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: Following

text: local

text: government

text: reorganization

text: in

text: the

text: title

text: of

text: royal

text: burgh

text: remains

text: in

text: use

text: in

text: many

text: towns

text: but

text: now

text: has

text: little

text: more

text: than

text: ceremonial

text: value

text: The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, who are both based in Glasgow. The origin of the term is unclear but may derive from the two clubs' initial match in which the commentators referred to the teams as "like two old, firm friends", and represents the commercial benefits of the two clubs' rivalry. The name may also be a reference to these two teams being among the original 11 members of the Scottish Football League formed in 1890. The rivalry between the two clubs has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture and has contributed to the political, social and religious division in Scotland and also beyond, especially in neighbouring Northern Ireland. As a result, the fixture was recognised as having enduring appeal.

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text: Old

text: Firm

text: is

text: the

text: collective

text: name

text: for

text: the

text: Scottish

text: football

text: clubs

text: Celtic

text: and

text: Rangers

text: who

text: are

text: both

text: based

text: in

text: Glasgow

text: The

text: origin

text: of

text: the

text: term

text: is

text: unclear

text: but

text: may

text: derive

text: from

text: the

text: two

text: clubs

text: initial

text: match

text: in

text: which

text: the

text: commentators

text: referred

text: to

text: the

text: teams

text: as

text: like

text: two

text: old

text: firm

text: friends

text: and

text: represents

text: the

text: commercial

text: benefits

text: of

text: the

text: two

text: clubs

text: rivalry

text: The

text: name

text: may

text: also

text: be

text: reference

text: to

text: these

text: two

text: teams

text: being

text: among

text: the

text: original

text: members

text: of

text: the

text: Scottish

text: Football

text: League

text: formed

text: in

text: The

text: rivalry

text: between

text: the

text: two

text: clubs

text: has

text: become

text: deeply

text: embedded

text: in

text: Scottish

text: culture

text: and

text: has

text: contributed

text: to

text: the

text: political

text: social

text: and

text: religious

text: division

text: in

text: Scotland

text: and

text: also

text: beyond

text: especially

text: in

text: neighbouring

text: Northern

text: Ireland

text: As

text: result

text: the

text: fixture

text: was

text: recognised

text: as

text: having

text: enduring

text: appeal

text: A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world.

text: town

text: is

text: human

text: settlement

text: larger

text: than

text: village

text: but

text: smaller

text: than

text: city

text: The

text: size

text: definition

text: for

text: what

text: constitutes

text: town

text: varies

text: considerably

text: in

text: different

text: parts

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: Motherwell is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow.

text: Motherwell

text: is

text: large

text: town

text: and

text: former

text: burgh

text: in

text: North

text: Lanarkshire

text: Scotland

text: south

text: east

text: of

text: Glasgow

text: Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric "Lanerc" meaning "clear space, glade".

text: Lanark

text: is

text: small

text: town

text: in

text: the

text: central

text: belt

text: of

text: Scotland

text: The

text: name

text: is

text: believed

text: to

text: come

text: from

text: the

text: Cumbric

text: Lanerc

text: meaning

text: clear

text: space

text: glade

text: Glasgow  is the largest city in Scotland, and third largest in the United Kingdom. Historically part of Lanarkshire, it is now one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Inhabitants of the city are referred to as Glaswegians.

text: Glasgow

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Scotland

text: and

text: third

text: largest

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: Historically

text: part

text: of

text: Lanarkshire

text: it

text: is

text: now

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: council

text: areas

text: of

text: Scotland

text: It

text: is

text: situated

text: on

text: the

text: River

text: Clyde

text: in

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: West

text: Central

text: Lowlands

text: Inhabitants

text: of

text: the

text: city

text: are

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: Glaswegians

text: Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark is a historic county in the central Lowlands of Scotland.

text: Lanarkshire

text: also

text: called

text: the

text: County

text: of

text: Lanark

text: is

text: historic

text: county

text: in

text: the

text: central

text: Lowlands

text: of

text: Scotland

text: The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland. From its foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League (SPL) was formed in 1998, the SFL represented the top level of football in Scotland. After 1998, the SFL represented levels 2 to 4 of the Scottish football league system. In June 2013, the SFL merged with the SPL to form the Scottish Professional Football League.

text: The

text: Scottish

text: Football

text: League

text: SFL

text: was

text: league

text: featuring

text: professional

text: and

text: semi

text: professional

text: football

text: clubs

text: mostly

text: from

text: Scotland

text: From

text: its

text: foundation

text: in

text: until

text: the

text: breakaway

text: Scottish

text: Premier

text: League

text: SPL

text: was

text: formed

text: in

text: the

text: SFL

text: represented

text: the

text: top

text: level

text: of

text: football

text: in

text: Scotland

text: After

text: the

text: SFL

text: represented

text: levels

text: to

text: of

text: the

text: Scottish

text: football

text: league

text: system

text: In

text: June

text: the

text: SFL

text: merged

text: with

text: the

text: SPL

text: to

text: form

text: the

text: Scottish

text: Professional

text: Football

text: League

text: The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new Scottish Professional Football League, with its top division being known as the Scottish Premiership. A total of 19 clubs competed in the SPL, but only the Old Firm clubs, Celtic and Rangers won the league championship.

text: The

text: Scottish

text: Premier

text: League

text: SPL

text: was

text: the

text: top

text: level

text: league

text: competition

text: for

text: professional

text: football

text: clubs

text: in

text: Scotland

text: The

text: league

text: was

text: founded

text: in

text: when

text: it

text: broke

text: away

text: from

text: the

text: Scottish

text: Football

text: League

text: SFL

text: It

text: was

text: abolished

text: in

text: when

text: the

text: SPL

text: and

text: SFL

text: merged

text: to

text: form

text: the

text: new

text: Scottish

text: Professional

text: Football

text: League

text: with

text: its

text: top

text: division

text: being

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Scottish

text: Premiership

text: total

text: of

text: clubs

text: competed

text: in

text: the

text: SPL

text: but

text: only

text: the

text: Old

text: Firm

text: clubs

text: Celtic

text: and

text: Rangers

text: won

text: the

text: league

text: championship

text: Scotland (Scots: ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west. In addition to the mainland, the country is made up of more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

text: Scotland

text: Scots

text: is

text: country

text: that

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: and

text: covers

text: the

text: northern

text: third

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Great

text: Britain

text: It

text: shares

text: border

text: with

text: England

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: is

text: otherwise

text: surrounded

text: by

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: with

text: the

text: North

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: the

text: North

text: Channel

text: and

text: Irish

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: west

text: In

text: addition

text: to

text: the

text: mainland

text: the

text: country

text: is

text: made

text: up

text: of

text: more

text: than

text: islands

text: including

text: the

text: Northern

text: Isles

text: and

text: the

text: Hebrides

text: North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Stirling, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian. The council covers parts of the traditional counties of Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.

text: North

text: Lanarkshire

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: council

text: areas

text: of

text: Scotland

text: It

text: borders

text: onto

text: the

text: northeast

text: of

text: the

text: City

text: of

text: Glasgow

text: and

text: contains

text: many

text: of

text: Glasgow

text: 's

text: suburbs

text: and

text: commuter

text: towns

text: and

text: villages

text: It

text: also

text: borders

text: East

text: Dunbartonshire

text: Falkirk

text: Stirling

text: South

text: Lanarkshire

text: and

text: West

text: Lothian

text: The

text: council

text: covers

text: parts

text: of

text: the

text: traditional

text: counties

text: of

text: Dunbartonshire

text: Lanarkshire

text: and

text: Stirlingshire

text: Nick Phinn ( born 14 October 1988 ) is a Scottish footballer who is currently playing amateur football for Colville Park in Motherwell . Phinn started his career with Scottish Premier League club Dunfermline Athletic , making his debut in 2005 . Whilst at Dunfermline Atheltic he lived in the legendary digs above the Hat & Ribbon Pub in Inverkeithing . Nick was once spotted on the high street with nothing but a dirty thong on his head . Rumours circulated that it belonged to Rosie from the laundrette , but it was never confirmed . Dunfermline Atheltic were relegated to the Scottish First Division in 2006 , then in season 2010 - 2011 they won the league earning promotion back to the top - flight . He subsequently had short spells at Stenhousemuir and Stranraer before joining the Sons in early 2013 . His time with the Sons has been plagued by injury and he has not managed to start a league game since April 2013 . Despite this he was rewarded with a new deal in August of that year .

text: Nick

text: Phinn

text: born

text: October

text: is

text: Scottish

text: footballer

text: who

text: is

text: currently

text: playing

text: amateur

text: football

text: for

text: Colville

text: Park

text: in

text: Motherwell

text: Phinn

text: started

text: his

text: career

text: with

text: Scottish

text: Premier

text: League

text: club

text: Dunfermline

text: Athletic

text: making

text: his

text: debut

text: in

text: Whilst

text: at

text: Dunfermline

text: Atheltic

text: he

text: lived

text: in

text: the

text: legendary

text: digs

text: above

text: the

text: Hat

text: Ribbon

text: Pub

text: in

text: Inverkeithing

text: Nick

text: was

text: once

text: spotted

text: on

text: the

text: high

text: street

text: with

text: nothing

text: but

text: dirty

text: thong

text: on

text: his

text: head

text: Rumours

text: circulated

text: that

text: it

text: belonged

text: to

text: Rosie

text: from

text: the

text: laundrette

text: but

text: it

text: was

text: never

text: confirmed

text: Dunfermline

text: Atheltic

text: were

text: relegated

text: to

text: the

text: Scottish

text: First

text: Division

text: in

text: then

text: in

text: season

text: they

text: won

text: the

text: league

text: earning

text: promotion

text: back

text: to

text: the

text: top

text: flight

text: He

text: subsequently

text: had

text: short

text: spells

text: at

text: Stenhousemuir

text: and

text: Stranraer

text: before

text: joining

text: the

text: Sons

text: in

text: early

text: His

text: time

text: with

text: the

text: Sons

text: has

text: been

text: plagued

text: by

text: injury

text: and

text: he

text: has

text: not

text: managed

text: to

text: start

text: league

text: game

text: since

text: April

text: Despite

text: this

text: he

text: was

text: rewarded

text: with

text: new

text: deal

text: in

text: August

text: of

text: that

text: year

question: place_of_birth nick phinn

answer: glasgow

text: glasgow

text: glasgow

text: glasgow

text: glasgow

text: glasgow


text: In Norse mythology , Gymir was a giant whose daughter , Gerðr , married the god Freyr . According to the Eddic poems Skírnismál and Hyndluljóð , Gymir and his wife Aurboða are Gerð 's and her brother Beli 's parents . He is also listed as a distinct cousin to Thjazi . In the Prose Edda , Snorri Sturluson gave this information in Gylfaginning but in a list of kennings in Skáldskaparmál equates Gymir with the god and giant Ægir , citing a verse by Hofgarða - Refr Gestsson where the kenning in question probably simply substitutes one giant - name for another . Gymir is also equated with Ægir in the prose introduction to Lokasenna ; however , the Nafnaþulur added later to the Prose Edda list him among the giants . He is credited to live in a great house in Jotunheim surrounded by dogs . Gymir has usually been interpreted as a sea - giant , but Magnus Olsen regarded him as an earth giant in connection with his interpretation of Skírnismál in light of the hieros gamos and he has also been seen as a chthonic deity . Suggestions as to the etymology and meaning of his name include ' earthman ' , ' the wintry one ' , ' the protector ' and ' the bellower ' . According to John Lindow , one source calls Gerð 's father Geysir .

text: In

text: Norse

text: mythology

text: Gymir

text: was

text: giant

text: whose

text: daughter

text: Gerðr

text: married

text: the

text: god

text: Freyr

text: According

text: to

text: the

text: Eddic

text: poems

text: Skírnismál

text: and

text: Hyndluljóð

text: Gymir

text: and

text: his

text: wife

text: Aurboða

text: are

text: Gerð

text: 's

text: and

text: her

text: brother

text: Beli

text: 's

text: parents

text: He

text: is

text: also

text: listed

text: as

text: distinct

text: cousin

text: to

text: Thjazi

text: In

text: the

text: Prose

text: Edda

text: Snorri

text: Sturluson

text: gave

text: this

text: information

text: in

text: Gylfaginning

text: but

text: in

text: list

text: of

text: kennings

text: in

text: Skáldskaparmál

text: equates

text: Gymir

text: with

text: the

text: god

text: and

text: giant

text: Ægir

text: citing

text: verse

text: by

text: Hofgarða

text: Refr

text: Gestsson

text: where

text: the

text: kenning

text: in

text: question

text: probably

text: simply

text: substitutes

text: one

text: giant

text: name

text: for

text: another

text: Gymir

text: is

text: also

text: equated

text: with

text: Ægir

text: in

text: the

text: prose

text: introduction

text: to

text: Lokasenna

text: however

text: the

text: Nafnaþulur

text: added

text: later

text: to

text: the

text: Prose

text: Edda

text: list

text: him

text: among

text: the

text: giants

text: He

text: is

text: credited

text: to

text: live

text: in

text: great

text: house

text: in

text: Jotunheim

text: surrounded

text: by

text: dogs

text: Gymir

text: has

text: usually

text: been

text: interpreted

text: as

text: sea

text: giant

text: but

text: Magnus

text: Olsen

text: regarded

text: him

text: as

text: an

text: earth

text: giant

text: in

text: connection

text: with

text: his

text: interpretation

text: of

text: Skírnismál

text: in

text: light

text: of

text: the

text: hieros

text: gamos

text: and

text: he

text: has

text: also

text: been

text: seen

text: as

text: chthonic

text: deity

text: Suggestions

text: as

text: to

text: the

text: etymology

text: and

text: meaning

text: of

text: his

text: name

text: include

text: earthman

text: the

text: wintry

text: one

text: the

text: protector

text: and

text: the

text: bellower

text: According

text: to

text: John

text: Lindow

text: one

text: source

text: calls

text: Gerð

text: 's

text: father

text: Geysir

text: Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples. Commonly featuring narratives focused on Germanic deities and a large variety of other entities, Germanic mythology dates from the Proto-Germanic period and reaches beyond the Christianization of the Germanic peoples and into modern Germanic folklore. Germanic mythology includes Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology.

text: Germanic

text: mythology

text: consists

text: of

text: the

text: body

text: of

text: myths

text: native

text: to

text: the

text: Germanic

text: peoples

text: Commonly

text: featuring

text: narratives

text: focused

text: on

text: Germanic

text: deities

text: and

text: large

text: variety

text: of

text: other

text: entities

text: Germanic

text: mythology

text: dates

text: from

text: the

text: Proto

text: Germanic

text: period

text: and

text: reaches

text: beyond

text: the

text: Christianization

text: of

text: the

text: Germanic

text: peoples

text: and

text: into

text: modern

text: Germanic

text: folklore

text: Germanic

text: mythology

text: includes

text: Norse

text: mythology

text: Anglo

text: Saxon

text: mythology

text: and

text: Continental

text: Germanic

text: mythology

text: The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century. The work is often assumed to have been written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220.

text: The

text: Prose

text: Edda

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Younger

text: Edda

text: Snorri

text: 's

text: Edda

text: or

text: historically

text: simply

text: as

text: Edda

text: is

text: an

text: Old

text: Norse

text: work

text: of

text: literature

text: written

text: in

text: Iceland

text: in

text: the

text: early

text: century

text: The

text: work

text: is

text: often

text: assumed

text: to

text: have

text: been

text: written

text: or

text: at

text: least

text: compiled

text: by

text: the

text: Icelandic

text: scholar

text: and

text: historian

text: Snorri

text: Sturluson

text: around

text: the

text: year

text: In Norse mythology, Gerðr (Old Norse "fenced-in") is a jötunn, goddess, and the wife of the god Freyr. Gerðr is attested in the "Poetic Edda", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the "Prose Edda" and "Heimskringla", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; and in the poetry of skalds. "Gerðr" is sometimes modernly anglicized as Gerd or Gerth.

text: In

text: Norse

text: mythology

text: Gerðr

text: Old

text: Norse

text: fenced

text: in

text: is

text: jötunn

text: goddess

text: and

text: the

text: wife

text: of

text: the

text: god

text: Freyr

text: Gerðr

text: is

text: attested

text: in

text: the

text: Poetic

text: Edda

text: compiled

text: in

text: the

text: century

text: from

text: earlier

text: traditional

text: sources

text: the

text: Prose

text: Edda

text: and

text: Heimskringla

text: written

text: in

text: the

text: century

text: by

text: Snorri

text: Sturluson

text: and

text: in

text: the

text: poetry

text: of

text: skalds

text: Gerðr

text: is

text: sometimes

text: modernly

text: anglicized

text: as

text: Gerd

text: or

text: Gerth

text: The jötunn (anglicized jotunn or jotun, plural jötnar , or ; Old Norse jtunn , Icelandic jötunn ; often glossed as "giant" or "ettin") are a mythological race that live in Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology. They were banished there by the Æsir who refused them entry to their world, Asgard. The Jötnar can be seen throughout Norse mythology. They frequently interact with the Æsir, as well as the Vanir. They are usually in opposition to, or in competition with them, but also interact with them in a non-hostile manner. Some Jötnar even intermarry with the Æsir and Vanir, and many are named as parents or grandparents of Æsir such as Thor and Odin. This very complex relationship between these two comparable races develops most notably in the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, ultimately making it difficult to distinguish them from the more familiar Norse gods.

text: The

text: jötunn

text: anglicized

text: jotunn

text: or

text: jotun

text: plural

text: jötnar

text: or

text: Old

text: Norse

text: jtunn

text: Icelandic

text: jötunn

text: often

text: glossed

text: as

text: giant

text: or

text: ettin

text: are

text: mythological

text: race

text: that

text: live

text: in

text: Jötunheimr

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: nine

text: worlds

text: of

text: Norse

text: cosmology

text: They

text: were

text: banished

text: there

text: by

text: the

text: Æsir

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text: refused

text: them

text: entry

text: to

text: their

text: world

text: Asgard

text: The

text: Jötnar

text: can

text: be

text: seen

text: throughout

text: Norse

text: mythology

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text: frequently

text: interact

text: with

text: the

text: Æsir

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: the

text: Vanir

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text: them

text: in

text: non

text: hostile

text: manner

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text: Jötnar

text: even

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text: with

text: the

text: Æsir

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text: Vanir

text: and

text: many

text: are

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text: as

text: parents

text: or

text: grandparents

text: of

text: Æsir

text: such

text: as

text: Thor

text: and

text: Odin

text: This

text: very

text: complex

text: relationship

text: between

text: these

text: two

text: comparable

text: races

text: develops

text: most

text: notably

text: in

text: the

text: Prose

text: Edda

text: and

text: the

text: Poetic

text: Edda

text: ultimately

text: making

text: it

text: difficult

text: to

text: distinguish

text: them

text: from

text: the

text: more

text: familiar

text: Norse

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text: Snorri Sturluson (1179  23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He was the author of the "Prose Edda" or "Younger Edda", which consists of "Gylfaginning" ("the fooling of Gylfi"), a narrative of Norse mythology, the "Skáldskaparmál", a book of poetic language, and the "Háttatal", a list of verse forms. He was also the author of the "Heimskringla", a history of the Norwegian kings that begins with legendary material in "Ynglinga saga" and moves through to early medieval Scandinavian history. For stylistic and methodological reasons, Snorri is often taken to be the author of "Egil's saga".

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text: was

text: an

text: Icelandic

text: historian

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text: and

text: politician

text: He

text: was

text: elected

text: twice

text: as

text: lawspeaker

text: at

text: the

text: Icelandic

text: parliament

text: the

text: Althing

text: He

text: was

text: the

text: author

text: of

text: the

text: Prose

text: Edda

text: or

text: Younger

text: Edda

text: which

text: consists

text: of

text: Gylfaginning

text: the

text: fooling

text: of

text: Gylfi

text: narrative

text: of

text: Norse

text: mythology

text: the

text: Skáldskaparmál

text: book

text: of

text: poetic

text: language

text: and

text: the

text: Háttatal

text: list

text: of

text: verse

text: forms

text: He

text: was

text: also

text: the

text: author

text: of

text: the

text: Heimskringla

text: history

text: of

text: the

text: Norwegian

text: kings

text: that

text: begins

text: with

text: legendary

text: material

text: in

text: Ynglinga

text: saga

text: and

text: moves

text: through

text: to

text: early

text: medieval

text: Scandinavian

text: history

text: For

text: stylistic

text: and

text: methodological

text: reasons

text: Snorri

text: is

text: often

text: taken

text: to

text: be

text: the

text: author

text: of

text: Egil

text: 's

text: saga

text: Freyr or Frey is one of the most important gods of Norse religion. The name is conjectured to derive from the Proto-Norse *"frawjaz", "lord." Freyr was associated with sacral kingship, virility and prosperity, with sunshine and fair weather, and was pictured as a phallic fertility god; Freyr is said to "bestow peace and pleasure on mortals." Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house.

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text: Frey

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: most

text: important

text: gods

text: of

text: Norse

text: religion

text: The

text: name

text: is

text: conjectured

text: to

text: derive

text: from

text: the

text: Proto

text: Norse

text: frawjaz

text: lord

text: Freyr

text: was

text: associated

text: with

text: sacral

text: kingship

text: virility

text: and

text: prosperity

text: with

text: sunshine

text: and

text: fair

text: weather

text: and

text: was

text: pictured

text: as

text: phallic

text: fertility

text: god

text: Freyr

text: is

text: said

text: to

text: bestow

text: peace

text: and

text: pleasure

text: on

text: mortals

text: Freyr

text: sometimes

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: Yngvi

text: Freyr

text: was

text: especially

text: associated

text: with

text: Sweden

text: and

text: seen

text: as

text: an

text: ancestor

text: of

text: the

text: Swedish

text: royal

text: house

text: Poetic Edda is the modern attribution for an unnamed collection of Old Norse anonymous poems, which is different from the Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson. Several versions exist, all consisting primarily of text from the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript known as the "Codex Regius". The "Codex Regius" is arguably the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, and from the early 19th century onwards, it has had a powerful influence on later Scandinavian literatures, not merely by the stories it contains but also by the visionary force and dramatic quality of many of the poems. It has also become an inspiring model for many later innovations in poetic meter, particularly in Nordic languages, offering many varied examples of terse, stress-based metrical schemes working without any final rhyme by instead using alliterative devices and strongly-concentrated imagery. Poets who have acknowledged their debt to the Codex Regius include Vilhelm Ekelund, August Strindberg, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ezra Pound, Jorge Luis Borges, and Karin Boye.

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text: modern

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text: collection

text: of

text: Old

text: Norse

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text: different

text: from

text: the

text: Edda

text: written

text: by

text: Snorri

text: Sturluson

text: Several

text: versions

text: exist

text: all

text: consisting

text: primarily

text: of

text: text

text: from

text: the

text: Icelandic

text: mediaeval

text: manuscript

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Codex

text: Regius

text: The

text: Codex

text: Regius

text: is

text: arguably

text: the

text: most

text: important

text: extant

text: source

text: on

text: Norse

text: mythology

text: and

text: Germanic

text: heroic

text: legends

text: and

text: from

text: the

text: early

text: century

text: onwards

text: it

text: has

text: had

text: powerful

text: influence

text: on

text: later

text: Scandinavian

text: literatures

text: not

text: merely

text: by

text: the

text: stories

text: it

text: contains

text: but

text: also

text: by

text: the

text: visionary

text: force

text: and

text: dramatic

text: quality

text: of

text: many

text: of

text: the

text: poems

text: It

text: has

text: also

text: become

text: an

text: inspiring

text: model

text: for

text: many

text: later

text: innovations

text: in

text: poetic

text: meter

text: particularly

text: in

text: Nordic

text: languages

text: offering

text: many

text: varied

text: examples

text: of

text: terse

text: stress

text: based

text: metrical

text: schemes

text: working

text: without

text: any

text: final

text: rhyme

text: by

text: instead

text: using

text: alliterative

text: devices

text: and

text: strongly

text: concentrated

text: imagery

text: Poets

text: who

text: have

text: acknowledged

text: their

text: debt

text: to

text: the

text: Codex

text: Regius

text: include

text: Vilhelm

text: Ekelund

text: August

text: Strindberg

text: J.R.R.

text: Tolkien

text: Ezra

text: Pound

text: Jorge

text: Luis

text: Borges

text: and

text: Karin

text: Boye

text: Norse mythology is the body of mythology of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from numerous sources from both before and after the pagan period, including medieval manuscripts, archaeological representations, and folk tradition.

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text: mythology

text: is

text: the

text: body

text: of

text: mythology

text: of

text: the

text: North

text: Germanic

text: people

text: stemming

text: from

text: Norse

text: paganism

text: and

text: continuing

text: after

text: the

text: Christianization

text: of

text: Scandinavia

text: and

text: into

text: the

text: Scandinavian

text: folklore

text: of

text: the

text: modern

text: period

text: The

text: northernmost

text: extension

text: of

text: Germanic

text: mythology

text: Norse

text: mythology

text: consists

text: of

text: tales

text: of

text: various

text: deities

text: beings

text: and

text: heroes

text: derived

text: from

text: numerous

text: sources

text: from

text: both

text: before

text: and

text: after

text: the

text: pagan

text: period

text: including

text: medieval

text: manuscripts

text: archaeological

text: representations

text: and

text: folk

text: tradition

text: Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of 10.0 million. Sweden consequently has a low population density of , with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country. Approximately 85% of the population lives in urban areas.

text: Sweden

text: officially

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: Sweden

text: Swedish

text: is

text: Scandinavian

text: country

text: in

text: Northern

text: Europe

text: It

text: borders

text: Norway

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: Finland

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: is

text: connected

text: to

text: Denmark

text: in

text: the

text: southwest

text: by

text: bridge

text: tunnel

text: across

text: the

text: Öresund

text: At

text: Sweden

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: by

text: area

text: with

text: total

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: Sweden

text: consequently

text: has

text: low

text: population

text: density

text: of

text: with

text: the

text: highest

text: concentration

text: in

text: the

text: southern

text: half

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: Approximately

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: lives

text: in

text: urban

text: areas

text: Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths. Myths are the stories people tell to explain nature, history and customs.

text: Mythology

text: refers

text: variously

text: to

text: the

text: collected

text: myths

text: of

text: group

text: of

text: people

text: or

text: to

text: the

text: study

text: of

text: such

text: myths

text: Myths

text: are

text: the

text: stories

text: people

text: tell

text: to

text: explain

text: nature

text: history

text: and

text: customs

annotations: follows single

annotations: follows multiple

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text: The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began on July 2 with a prologue around the French city Lille. After 21 more days of racing, the Tour came to a close on the street of the Champs-Élysées. Twenty-one teams entered the race that was won by Miguel Indurain of the team. Second and third respectively were the Latvian Piotr Ugrumov and the Italian rider, Marco Pantani.

text: The

text: Tour

text: de

text: France

text: was

text: the

text: edition

text: of

text: the

text: Tour

text: de

text: France

text: one

text: of

text: cycling

text: 's

text: Grand

text: Tours

text: The

text: Tour

text: began

text: on

text: July

text: with

text: prologue

text: around

text: the

text: French

text: city

text: Lille

text: After

text: more

text: days

text: of

text: racing

text: the

text: Tour

text: came

text: to

text: close

text: on

text: the

text: street

text: of

text: the

text: Champs

text: Élysées

text: Twenty

text: one

text: teams

text: entered

text: the

text: race

text: that

text: was

text: won

text: by

text: Miguel

text: Indurain

text: of

text: the

text: team

text: Second

text: and

text: third

text: respectively

text: were

text: the

text: Latvian

text: Piotr

text: Ugrumov

text: and

text: the

text: Italian

text: rider

text: Marco

text: Pantani

text: LAlpe d'Huez is a ski resort at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Alps, in the commune of Huez, which is part of the department of Isère in the region of Rhône-Alpes. It is part of the massif, over the Oisans, and is from Grenoble. The Alpe d'Huez resort is accessible from Grenoble by the , which runs along the Romanche Valley passing through the communes of Livet-et-Gavet and Le Bourg-d'Oisans as well as Haut-Oisans via the Col de Sarenne. Alpe d'Huez is used regularly in the Tour de France cycle race, including twice on the same day in 2013.

text: LAlpe

text: d'Huez

text: is

text: ski

text: resort

text: at

text: It

text: is

text: mountain

text: pasture

text: in

text: the

text: Central

text: French

text: Alps

text: in

text: the

text: commune

text: of

text: Huez

text: which

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: department

text: of

text: Isère

text: in

text: the

text: region

text: of

text: Rhône

text: Alpes

text: It

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: massif

text: over

text: the

text: Oisans

text: and

text: is

text: from

text: Grenoble

text: The

text: Alpe

text: d'Huez

text: resort

text: is

text: accessible

text: from

text: Grenoble

text: by

text: the

text: which

text: runs

text: along

text: the

text: Romanche

text: Valley

text: passing

text: through

text: the

text: communes

text: of

text: Livet

text: et

text: Gavet

text: and

text: Le

text: Bourg

text: d'Oisans

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: Haut

text: Oisans

text: via

text: the

text: Col

text: de

text: Sarenne

text: Alpe

text: d'Huez

text: is

text: used

text: regularly

text: in

text: the

text: Tour

text: de

text: France

text: cycle

text: race

text: including

text: twice

text: on

text: the

text: same

text: day

text: in

text: A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area  a mountainous area with pistes, ski trails and a ski lift system. In North America, it is more common for ski areas to exist well away from towns, so ski resorts usually are destination resorts, often purpose-built and self-contained, where skiing is the main activity.

text: ski

text: resort

text: is

text: resort

text: developed

text: for

text: skiing

text: snowboarding

text: and

text: other

text: winter

text: sports

text: In

text: Europe

text: most

text: ski

text: resorts

text: are

text: towns

text: or

text: villages

text: in

text: or

text: adjacent

text: to

text: ski

text: area

text: mountainous

text: area

text: with

text: pistes

text: ski

text: trails

text: and

text: ski

text: lift

text: system

text: In

text: North

text: America

text: it

text: is

text: more

text: common

text: for

text: ski

text: areas

text: to

text: exist

text: well

text: away

text: from

text: towns

text: so

text: ski

text: resorts

text: usually

text: are

text: destination

text: resorts

text: often

text: purpose

text: built

text: and

text: self

text: contained

text: where

text: skiing

text: is

text: the

text: main

text: activity

text: Miguel Induráin Larraya (born 16 July 1964) is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist.

text: Miguel

text: Induráin

text: Larraya

text: born

text: July

text: is

text: retired

text: Spanish

text: road

text: racing

text: cyclist

text:
Marco Pantani (13 January 1970  14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers of his era in professional road bicycle racing. He won both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in 1998, being the sixth Italian after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Felice Gimondi and Gastone Nencini to win the Tour de France. He is the last cyclist, and one of only seven, to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year.
Pantani's attacking style and aggressive riding turned him into a fan favorite in the late 1990s. He was known as "Il Pirata" (English: "The pirate") because of his shaved head and the bandana and earrings he always wore. At 1.72 m and 57 kg, he had the classic build for a mountain climber. His style contrasted with that of time-trialling experts such as the five-times Tour winner Miguel Indurain.
Although Pantani never tested positive during his career, his career was beset by doping allegations. In the 1999 Giro d'Italia, he was expelled due to his irregular blood values. Although he was disqualified for "health reasons," it was implied that Pantani's high haematocrit was the product of EPO use. Following later accusations, Pantani went into a depression from which he never fully recovered. He died of acute cocaine poisoning in 2004.

text: Marco

text: Pantani

text: January

text: February

text: was

text: an

text: Italian

text: road

text: racing

text: cyclist

text: widely

text: considered

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: best

text: climbers

text: of

text: his

text: era

text: in

text: professional

text: road

text: bicycle

text: racing

text: He

text: won

text: both

text: the

text: Tour

text: de

text: France

text: and

text: the

text: Giro

text: d'Italia

text: in

text: being

text: the

text: sixth

text: Italian

text: after

text: Ottavio

text: Bottecchia

text: Gino

text: Bartali

text: Fausto

text: Coppi

text: Felice

text: Gimondi

text: and

text: Gastone

text: Nencini

text: to

text: win

text: the

text: Tour

text: de

text: France

text: He

text: is

text: the

text: last

text: cyclist

text: and

text: one

text: of

text: only

text: seven

text: to

text: win

text: the

text: Giro

text: and

text: the

text: Tour

text: in

text: the

text: same

text: year

text: Pantani

text: 's

text: attacking

text: style

text: and

text: aggressive

text: riding

text: turned

text: him

text: into

text: fan

text: favorite

text: in

text: the

text: late

text: He

text: was

text: known

text: as

text: Il

text: Pirata

text: English

text: The

text: pirate

text: because

text: of

text: his

text: shaved

text: head

text: and

text: the

text: bandana

text: and

text: earrings

text: he

text: always

text: wore

text: At

text: and

text: kg

text: he

text: had

text: the

text: classic

text: build

text: for

text: mountain

text: climber

text: His

text: style

text: contrasted

text: with

text: that

text: of

text: time

text: trialling

text: experts

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: five

text: times

text: Tour

text: winner

text: Miguel

text: Indurain

text: Although

text: Pantani

text: never

text: tested

text: positive

text: during

text: his

text: career

text: his

text: career

text: was

text: beset

text: by

text: doping

text: allegations

text: In

text: the

text: Giro

text: d'Italia

text: he

text: was

text: expelled

text: due

text: to

text: his

text: irregular

text: blood

text: values

text: Although

text: he

text: was

text: disqualified

text: for

text: health

text: reasons

text: it

text: was

text: implied

text: that

text: Pantani

text: 's

text: high

text: haematocrit

text: was

text: the

text: product

text: of

text: EPO

text: use

text: Following

text: later

text: accusations

text: Pantani

text: went

text: into

text: depression

text: from

text: which

text: he

text: never

text: fully

text: recovered

text: He

text: died

text: of

text: acute

text: cocaine

text: poisoning

text: in

text: Roberto Conti ( born 16 December 1964 ) is a former Italian cyclist , whose biggest win came in the 1994 Tour de France as he won the Alpe D'Huez stage after an impressive break - away . His professional career ended in 2003 .

text: Roberto

text: Conti

text: born

text: December

text: is

text: former

text: Italian

text: cyclist

text: whose

text: biggest

text: win

text: came

text: in

text: the

text: Tour

text: de

text: France

text: as

text: he

text: won

text: the

text: Alpe

text: D'Huez

text: stage

text: after

text: an

text: impressive

text: break

text: away

text: His

text: professional

text: career

text: ended

text: in

text: The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, long and wide, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés and luxury shops, for the annual Bastille Day military parade, and as the finish of the Tour de France cycle race. The name is French for the Elysian Fields, the paradise for dead heroes in Greek mythology. The French proudly call their world-famous boulevard ""la plus belle avenue du monde"" ("the world's most beautiful avenue").

text: The

text: Avenue

text: des

text: Champs

text: Élysées

text: is

text: an

text: avenue

text: in

text: the

text: arrondissement

text: of

text: Paris

text: long

text: and

text: wide

text: running

text: between

text: the

text: Place

text: de

text: la

text: Concorde

text: and

text: the

text: Place

text: Charles

text: de

text: Gaulle

text: where

text: the

text: Arc

text: de

text: Triomphe

text: is

text: located

text: It

text: is

text: known

text: for

text: its

text: theatres

text: cafés

text: and

text: luxury

text: shops

text: for

text: the

text: annual

text: Bastille

text: Day

text: military

text: parade

text: and

text: as

text: the

text: finish

text: of

text: the

text: Tour

text: de

text: France

text: cycle

text: race

text: The

text: name

text: is

text: French

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text: The Tour de France is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper "L'Auto"; which is currently run by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except when it was stopped for the two World Wars. As the Tour gained prominence and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend around the globe. Participation expanded from a primarily French field, as riders from all over the world began to participate in the race each year. The Tour is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with the exception of the teams that the organizers invite.

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question: sport roberto conti

answer: road bicycle racing

text: road bicycle racing