Battle of the Wood of Ephraim Absalom." The two armies met in a forest of Ephraim. It was a great and terrible battle. The rebel forces were unable to maneuver because the thickness of trees, and their numbers were reduced by the underbrush of the forest. The forces of Absalom were thus routed by the royal forces of David. Absalom himself fled. As he was riding through the woods on his mule, he was caught by the long locks of his hair under the spreading branches of a large tree. Unable to free himself, he remained suspended, his mule had escaped. One of David's servants brought
Caught in a Free State Caught in a Free State Caught in a Free State was a dramatised television series made by RTÉ in 1983. This four-part series was about German spies in neutral Ireland during World War II, known in Ireland as "The Emergency". The series was written by Brian Lynch, with music by Seóirse Bodley and directed by Peter Ormrod. The series was the winner of the best drama award at the Banff World Television Festival in Canada and also won a Jacob's Award in Ireland. Parts of the dialogue were recorded in German with English subtitles, partly in the hope of a