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French Records and no College of Arms
The Revolution played havoc with the French Records, and no College of Arms now exists in France.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

foudre really a Neolithic celt or axe
When the Breton peasant, finding a “ pierre de tonnerre ,” or “ pierre de foudre ”—really a Neolithic celt or axe of stone—builds it into his chimney to ward off lightning (cf. p. 80 supra ), he is influenced partly by superstitious fear and partly by credulity.
— from Byways in British Archaeology by Walter Johnson

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