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The Lincoln Imp at Lincoln College Oxford is a reference to the origins of the college, Lincoln. This has given rise to a traditional Oxford expression: 'to look on someone like the Imp looks over Lincoln' (a variant of the older proverb discussed above) as well as giving rise to the title of the college's undergraduate newspaper: The Lincoln ...
A statue of the Lincoln Imp inside the medieval Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England.It has now become a symbol of the city. A legend in Lincolnshire dating to the 14th-century recounts that the devil, being annoyed with the completion of the cathedral, paid a visit, accompanied by two imps who proceeded to wreak havoc in the building.
The Lincoln Imp A carving in the Angel Choir is known as the Lincoln Imp, and since the late nineteenth century it has become the symbol of the city. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The carving dates from the 13th century [ 29 ] but received little attention until the late 19th century, when it figured in Arnold Frost's poem, "The Ballad of the Wind, the Devil ...
In the south aisle at the top of a column supporting the bell tower can be found the 12th-century stone carving known as the Grimsby Imp. The legend associates the imp with the Lincoln Imp, claiming that both were sent by the Devil to torment the parishioners of Lincoln Cathedral where they broke tables and chairs and tripped up the Bishop. So ...
St. Mary Magdalene, Bailgate, Lincoln, Lincoln 1947–1949 [3] St James Church, Louth 1949 [3] –1956; Grimsby Parish Church 1956–1961; St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh 1961–1991; Townhill retired in 1991, [1] and his autobiographical memoir The Imp and the Thistle: The Story of a Life of Music Making was self-published in 2000. [4]
Articles relating to imps and their depictions. They are European mythological beings, similar to fairies or demons, frequently described in folklore and superstition.Imps are often described as troublesome and mischievous more than seriously threatening or dangerous, and as lesser beings rather than more important supernatural beings.
IA Query "collection:(lincolncollection) date:[1000 TO 1925]" completeworv12linc Category:Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection (COM:IA books#query) (1894 #3062) File usage No pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed).
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