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References
- ↑ Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Miranda J. Green, Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1997
- ↑ Verbeia Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine , www.roman-britain.org
- ↑ Cohors Secundae Lingonum Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine , www.roman-britain.org
- 1 2 RIB 635 Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine , www.roman-britain.org
- ↑ Pagan Celtic Britain, Anne Ross, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967, p. 279
- ↑ Pagan Celtic Britain, Anne Ross, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967
