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  2. Henry II, Duke of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    Henry II (951 – 28 August 995), called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome (German: Heinrich der Zänker), a member of the German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria from 955 to 976 and again from 985 to 995, as well as Duke of Carinthia from 989 to 995.

  3. Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg - Wikipedia

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    Eberhard II (1315 – 15 March 1392), nicknamed the Quarrelsome (German: der Greiner), was Count of Württemberg from 1344 until his death in 1392. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He ruled Württemberg alongside his brother, Ulrich IV , before forcing him out of power in 1362.

  4. Insult - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare humorously set up an insult-hierarchy of seven-fold "degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct". [28]

  5. Shrew (stock character) - Wikipedia

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    Johnson's 18th-century definition was: "A clamourous, rude, mean, low, foul-mouthed woman", suggesting a level of vulgarity and a class distinction from the more generalised shrew, but this nuance has been lost. [26] In Johnson's time, the word formed part of a legal term, common scold which referred to rude and brawling women see below. [27]

  6. Dialectic - Wikipedia

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    Dialectic (Ancient Greek: διαλεκτική, romanized: dialektikḗ; German: Dialektik), also known as the dialectical method, refers originally to dialogue between people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to arrive at the truth through reasoned argument.

  7. The Old Man and his Sons - Wikipedia

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    In more modern times, Pieter de la Court commented on its applicability to the Dutch Republic in his retelling of the story in Sinryke Fabulen (Amsterdam, 1685) as "A farmer and his seven quarrelsome sons". [7] The story is prefaced with the proverb Eendragt maakt magt, een twist verkwist (Unity makes strength, strife wastes). The first part of ...

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    If you love Scrabble, you'll love the wonderful word game fun of Just Words. Play Just Words free online!

  9. Ulf the Quarrelsome - Wikipedia

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    Ulf the Quarrelsome, or Ulf Hreda, is described in Njals Saga as a brother to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. He is primarily mentioned in the saga's account of the Battle of Clontarf of 1014 , during which he gruesomely killed Brodir of the Isle of Man to avenge his brother's death at the hands of the invaders: