laying waste
11Harald Klak — Halfdansson (born probably c. 785 died after 829, probably murdered in 852) was a king in Jutland (and possibly other parts of Denmark) around 812 ndash;814 and again from 819 ndash;827. FamilyThe identity of his father is not certain. Harald… …
12Massacre of Novgorod — The Massacre of Novgorod was an attack launched by Tsar Ivan IV’s oprichniki on the city of Novgorod, Russia in 1570. The sheer number of casualties combined with the extreme level of violent cruelty makes this campaign possibly the most vicious… …
13Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing… …
14δενδροτομίας — δενδροτομίᾱς , δενδροτομία laying waste fem acc pl δενδροτομίᾱς , δενδροτομία laying waste fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) …
15Kilham, Northumberland — For the village in Yorkshire, see Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire. Coordinates …
16Vastation — Vas*ta tion, n. [L. vastatio, fr. vastare to lay waste, fr. vastus empty, waste.] A laying waste; waste; depopulation; devastation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …
17literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
18destruction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of destroying Nouns 1. destruction, waste, dissolution, break[ing] up; disruption; consumption; disorganization. See loss. 2. (fact of destruction) fall, downfall, ruin, perdition, crash, smash,… …
19Desolation — Des o*la tion, n. [F. d[ e]solation, L. desolatio.] 1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. [1913 Webster] Unto the end of the war desolations are determined. Dan. ix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of …
20Devastation — Dev as*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]vastation.] 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. [1913 Webster] Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
