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Dogs are often portrayed in religion with the gods or goddess they are attributed to. Despite worship for the goddess Nehalennia extending farther than the English Channel, the imagery of the deity with a lap-dog alongside her is frequently associated with the protection of merchants sailing from the Rhine and Mosel to Britain. [3]
It is likely descended from the ancient Alaunt and Pugnaces Britanniae, with a significant input from the Alpine Mastiff in the 19th century. Distinguished by its enormous size, massive head, short coat in a limited range of colours, and always displaying a black mask, the Mastiff is noted for its gentle and loving nature. The lineage of modern ...
Pugnaces Britanniae, war dog of Britain. The patriotic song " Rule, Britannia! ", set to music in 1740. Company names such as Britannia Building Society , Britannia Airways and Britannia Industries .
Dogs resembling bulldogs in England were first mentioned by the ancient Romans as "pugnaces Britanniae." [4] The vocabulary used to describe dogs has changed over time, but these are believed to be the ancestors of the alaunt and the later bulldog.
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The Alaunt is an extinct type of dog which came in different forms, [1] [2] with the original possibly having existed in North Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe from ancient times.
The appeal is first referenced in Gildas' 6th-century De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae; [3] Gildas' account was later repeated in chapter 13 of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. [4] According to Gildas, the message was addressed to "Agitius", who is generally identified with the general Flavius Aetius. [4]