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... held . All Zulu festivals were held only at the full of the moon . This annual first - fruits festival was essentially an agricultural ceremony , and as the King was held responsible for all the crops in the land , as well as the ...
... held . All Zulu festivals were held only at the full of the moon . This annual first - fruits festival was essentially an agricultural ceremony , and as the King was held responsible for all the crops in the land , as well as the ...
Page 224
... held over their heads and overlapping in Caesar's best testudo ( tortoise ) style ; the warriors on the flanks held their shields on their exposed sides , whilst the leading rank held theirs in front - the heads of all being covered by ...
... held over their heads and overlapping in Caesar's best testudo ( tortoise ) style ; the warriors on the flanks held their shields on their exposed sides , whilst the leading rank held theirs in front - the heads of all being covered by ...
Page 273
... held the red- spear , and in his left the Royal stick . Then he spurted at He commanded it to return . His spear lunged in the direction of the sun and he kept it pointing there as immobile as a statue . The vast concourse held its ...
... held the red- spear , and in his left the Royal stick . Then he spurted at He commanded it to return . His spear lunged in the direction of the sun and he kept it pointing there as immobile as a statue . The vast concourse held its ...
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ZULULAND AND the ZULUS IN THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY I | 1 |
BIRTH AND EXILE II | 11 |
THE YOUNG SOLDIERPAMPATATHE ASSEGAI | 22 |
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