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Tawals

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Slavonic mythology, was a god of the fields, bestower of blessings, worshipped by the Polanders. Tawbutte, a talbot (i.e. a hunting dog), frequently used in mediaeval heraldic devices. In an inventory of church goods at Easington, Oxford, is the following: "Item, a vestment powdered with stars and tawbuttes."

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Tawals'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​t/tawals.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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