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After the 1174 fire in Canterbury Cathedral, Ælfheah's remains together with those of Dunstan were placed around the high altar, at which Thomas Becket is said to have commended his life into Ælfheah's care shortly before his martyrdom during the Becket controversy.
The horseshoe is presented as a talisman in The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil ; Showing how the Horse-Shoe came to be a Charm against Witchcraft, written in 1871 by Edward G. Flight, with illustrations by George Cruikshank and engravings by John Thompson.
The account of the quarrel with Dunstan and Cynesige, bishop of Lichfield at the coronation feast is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and in the later chronicle of John of Worcester and was written by monks supportive of Dunstan's position.
The annulment of the marriage of Eadwig and Ælfgifu is unusual in that it took place against their will, clearly politically motivated by the supporters of Dunstan.
The earliest such source is a life of Dunstan by Osbern of Canterbury, probably written in the 1080s.
* Edgar of England is crowned king by Saint Dunstan.
It is named after St. Dunstan, an abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, who went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury in 960 AD.
The trade off for resistance to the chestnut blight is that the Dunstan hybrid grew to a height of only twenty-five feet or 7. 6 meters.
The hour is struck on Great Dunstan, the largest bell in Kent 63cwt ( 3. 2 tonnes ), which is also swung on Sunday mornings for Matins.
A mile to the west, Dunstan Hall is a mansion incorporating a medieval peel tower, now used as holiday accommodation.
From this motion, Dunstan is said to have prophesied that Æthelnoth would become an archbishop.
The village pub, " The St Dunstan ", is located on Main Road ( the main road through the village ).
Fifth Business is narrated by Dunstable ( later Dunstan ) Ramsay, a male schoolteacher who grows up in Deptford, a fictional town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Dunstan Ramsay is again in attendance, and more insight is gained into the characters of Fifth Business.
Dunstan Ramsay is the narrator of both " Fifth Business " and " World of Wonders " ( although in " World of Wonders " he is not the main character of the plot ).
He is at times compared with Saint Dunstan and his struggle with Satan.
In the final scene of the novel where David Staunton is celebrating Christmas with Lizelloti Fitziputli, Magnus Eisengrim, and Dunstan Ramsay he is given a gingerbread bear.
Again it's about us not only making a difference locally, but being a kind of model for others, which is what Dunstan used to say he wanted us to be ... a laboratory and a leader for the future.
The parish church is dedicated to St Dunstan.
It is the first installment of the Deptford Trilogy and is a story of the life of the narrator, Dunstan Ramsay.

Dunstan and nurse
* Diana Marfleet-The nurse who takes care of Dunstan ( Dunstable ) after he is injured and put in a coma during WWI.

Dunstan and has
In 1029, when Dunstan was canonised, the church was rededicated to St Dunstan and All Saints, a dedication it has retained.
He writes to prove to the headmaster that he has in fact led a rich and full life, in his own way, which Dunstan describes as being ‘ cast by Fate and my own character for the vital though never glorious role of Fifth Business !” ( 9 ).
By an astonishing coincidence, the young magician who jumps up on stage turns out to be an older and sleazier Paul Dempster, who has obviously made a living on the trade Dunstan first schooled him in some 15 years earlier.
That Christmas proves to be the undoing of the Stauntons, and by the time Dunstan arrives for dinner, Boy has stormed off, Leola is crying, and the kids are traumatized for life.
At the conclusion of the war Boy has the unenviable task of informing Dunstan that he will not be continuing as Headmaster, due to his perceived peculiar interests and lifestyle, although Boy admits that those same traits make Dunstan an asset as a professor at the university.
After releasing his pent-up aggression, Dunstan feels more relieved than he has in years.
Liesl suggests that Dunstan has “ never led a real life ,” and that his role in life is that of “ Fifth Business .” Dunstan then makes love to Liesl, and despite her unattractive appearance, he calls it the most healing experience of his life.
Dunstan tells Mrs. Dempster that he has found Paul.
On a visit to Europe, Dunstan meets with the aged Blazon, who approves of the self-discoveries that Dunstan has made since meeting Paul and Liesl.
* Dunstan ( Dunstable ) Ramsay — The main focus and narrator of the novel, which takes the form of a letter to the headmaster of Colborne College, from which Ramsay has recently retired.
He has been a successful advertising executive and film producer, and has served on many boards including Greenpeace Australia, Ausflag, Care Australia, Film Victoria, Museum Australia, both the Adelaide and Brisbane festivals of ideas, the Montsalvat Arts Society and the Don Dunstan Foundation.
Churchdown has several interesting old structures including the Old School House on The Green, where the first village school was held, Ye Old House on Sandfield Road ( thought to have been built in the 16th century, Dunstan Cottage in Chapel Hay Lane and The Cottage on Oldbury Orchard.
The school has a link with Bishop Dunstan School in Kalangala, Ssese Island Uganda.
In 1994 he successfully defended a murder accused in what has come to be regarded as the world's first Post Traumatic Stress Disorder defence ; this case has since formed the basis of a novel by celebrated author Sir James McNeish-" The Crime of Huey Dunstan " published in 2010.
Assured by hotel manager Joe Gribble ( Cliff Dunstan ), who happens to be Miller's brother-in-law, that Miller had skipped, Wagner is surprised to find Miller still in his room, now joined by the play's author, Leo Davis ( Frank Albertson ), who has arrived in town and checked into Miller's room.
Dunstan Reserve, in the suburb's north, has two ovals, and there are several smaller reserves distributed evenly through the residential area.

Dunstan and note
She also left a note confessing her love for Dunstan.

Dunstan and possibly
Colonel Donald B. Dunstan, later to be governor of South Australia, was the Deputy Task Force Commander of the Australian Forces in South Vietnam Col. Dunstan had quite possibly been the last Australian to utilise tanks and infantry in a combined arms operation during World War II, during the Bougainville campaign.
It is not known exactly when the original church was built, but it was possibly erected by Saint Dunstan himself, or priests who knew him well.

Dunstan and told
He was baptised by Dunstan, and a story was told at Glastonbury Abbey that as the infant was baptised, his hand made a motion much like that an archbishop makes when blessing.

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