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The following paper constitutes an investigation of Old Norse contributions to the development of the English language from a lexical-semantic perspective based upon the Proto-Germanic language. Such an approach is intended to offer a much deeper insight into the infl uence exerted by the speech of Vikings upon English, as well as to prove that the modifi cations of the English lexis resulting from the Anglo-Scandinavian contact represent an unusual and extremely rare language phenomenon, and at the same time to reveal surprisingly intriguing histories hidden behind many inconspicuous ordinary lexemes. Moreover, the investigation of Proto-Germanic forms ancestral to particular Scandinavian lexical items and their Anglo-Saxon equivalents may constitute an interesting, though obviously limited, account of the origin of vocabulary used by these two groups of Germanic peoples. Foremost, however, the Common Germanic parent language is hoped to serve as an important background for the analysis, due to its role in enabling all the unique interactions between the Old Norse tongue of the Viking raiders and the Old English speech of the Anglo-Saxons.
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Katarzyna Monticolo
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Created in 1529, the painting was founded by Łukasz II Górka, a magnate and dignitary from the region of Wielkopolska, and it was probably originally designated for the St. Stanislaus altar in the family chapel of the Górkas in Poznan cathedral. The scenes showing the Annunciation and the Visitation, painted in the central panel of the triptych, are expressed with an orthodox Catholic approach. The role of the Virgin Mary in the work of salvation is very clearly demonstrated, along with the active role of the Holy Trinity. The showing of four virtues in the Visitation was an allusive extension of the narration of the history of salvation with its beginning in Heaven, i.e. the council of the Holy Trinity and its decision to send Christ down to the earth. What is also peculiar about the programme is the showing of prophets from the Old Testament (on the triptych‘s wings) announcing the coming of the Messiah and the reference to Sibyl in the representations and inscriptions on the Virgin Mary’s kneeler. The complex structure of the images of both the Annunciation and the Visitation possibly draws from the motifs contained in liturgical books and books intended for individual devotion. The potential sources of the iconographic programme of the Kórnik panel can be traced most strongly to the title page of the 1492 French missal for Paris (Paris, Bibliotheque Mazarine, ms. 412). The strongly traditional iconography of the triptych becomes even more prominent in the context of confessional controversies witnessed by Poznań and the region of Wielkopolska in the 1520s. With the help of the Kórnik triptych, Łukasz Górka clearly demonstrated his faithfulness to Catholicism.

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Adam S. Labuda

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