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| ID |
4924 |
| Text |
Cosmographia Aethici Istri (700 - 730) Anonymous - Other |
| Quotation |
Scithae et Griphes, Taracontas et Saxonum genus inopinatissimum a Meoparotis ingenio valde peritis mioparo ad similitudinem navium illarum, unde supra invenimus scripta, scaffas ex vimine litas bitumine. Ex corio animalium erasa, unde peltas connectunt, contextas lora cruda ad solem et prunas valde duratas. Ob nimiam agilitatem nomen traxerunt, per paludatus lacus vel maris aut fluminum maiorum agilitatem quam reliquae vicinae naves, sed non conveniunt ad opus artium illarum, quod philosophus supra retulit. |
| Translation |
ยง 53, p.111: The Scythians, Gryphons and Taracontans, and most surprisingly, the Saxon race <build> a miaparo, skiffs {made} out of osiers and sealed with bitumen after the pattern of those ships {built} with great skill by the ingenious Maeoparotans, which we found described above. They are covered with raw leather, shaved from the skins of animals and much hardened by sun and coals, from which they attach their shields. They took their name from their exceptional agility: they have greater agility in swampy lakes or seas or rivers than all the ships of their neighbours, but they ae not suited for the siege engine {used} against citadels, which the philosopher mentioned above. |
| Summary |
The ships of the Scythians, Griphons, Taracontans, and Saxons. |
| Quotation source |
Cap. 5 (p. 147, lin. 18 - p. 148, lin. 8) |
| Temporal Coverage |
600 - 730 |
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