Abbey of St John the Baptist, Falaise King Henry I's Latin charter of 1133 is summarised as follows in English: Confirmations of Henry I's grants were made by his descendants King Henry II (1154-1189) and by his son King John (1199-1216). Abbey of St John the Baptist, Falaise The Abbey of St John the Baptist (French: "Abbaye Saint-Jean de Falaise"), in the diocese of Séez, in Falaise, Normandy, was an Augustinian abbey for Premonstratensian Canons and hospital founded in 1127 by "Goinfrid", (French: "Gonfroy", Latin: "Gonfridus"). A pilgrim had died of hunger and exhaustion having taken shelter in a barn belonging to Goinfrid, son of Roger or
The Dog King The Dog King The Dog King is a 1995 novel by the Austrian writer Christoph Ransmayr. Its original title is Morbus Kitahara. A work of alternative history, it is set in Central Europe after World War II and the implementation of the Morgenthau Plan, which has deindustrialized the region and created a ruthless post-apocalyptic society. The main character is the son of a blacksmith who becomes the bodyguard of the only man in the area who owns a car. An English translation by John E. Woods was published in 1997. The book received the 1996 Aristeion Prize. Curt Fields wrote