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Griffen Bicycles
Griffen may refer to: * ''Gribshunden'' or ''Griffen'', a 15th-century Danish warship * Griffen, Austria, a town in the district of Völkermarkt in Carinthia * Griffen Gun, an artillery cannon invented by John Griffen and used by the North during the American Civil War * Griffen Island, West Virginia, U.S. See also * Griffin (other) A griffin is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle. Griffin(s) or The Griffin(s) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Griffin (''The Invisible Man''), the title character i ... * Griffon (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gribshunden
''Gribshunden'' or ''Griffen'' (English: " Griffin-Hound" or "Griffin"), also known by several variant names including ''Gribshund'', ''Gripshunden'', ''Gripshund'', ''Griff'', and ''Griffone'', was a Danish warship, the flagship of John, King of Denmark (r. 1481–1513). ''Gribshunden'' sank in 1495 after catching fire while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden; she is one of the best-preserved wrecks from the late medieval period. History The first known mention of the ship is in a letter, dated May 16, 1486, in which John, King of Denmark, wrote "in navi nostra ''Griffone''", Latin for "in our ship ''Griffon''". ''Gribshunden'' and its variant names were then subsequently recorded in the Danish fleet's ship lists from 1487 to 1495. In summer 1495, John set sail for Kalmar, Sweden, to enter into negotiations with Sten Sture the Elder, the Swedish leader who was threatening to break the Swedes away from the Kalmar Union. As the premier ship of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffen, Austria
Griffen ( sl, Grebinj) is a market town in the district of Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography Griffen lies in the wide ''Jauntal'' valley of the Drava River, between the Klagenfurt basin in the west and the Lavant Valley in the north. The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Griffnerthal, Großenegg (''Tolsti Vrh''), Haberberg (''Gabrje''), Kaunz (''Homec''), Kleindörfl (''Mala vas''), Pustritz (''Pustrica''), Sankt Kollmann (''Šentkolman''), Wölfnitz (''Golovica''), and Wriesen (''Brezje''). It is further subdivided into 35 villages and hamlets. History From the 7th century onwards, the ''Jauntal'' (Slovene: ''Podjuna'') area was a centre of the Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps and part of the early medieval principality of Carantania. Up to today it remains a core territory of the Carinthian Slovenes. The settlement was first mentioned in an 822 deed, after Carantania had been incorporated into the Carolingian Empire and evolve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffen Gun
The Phoenix Iron Works (1855: Phoenix Iron Company; 1949: Phoenix Iron & Steel Company; 1955: Phoenix Steel Corporation), located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was a manufacturer of iron and related products during the 19th century and early 20th century. Phoenix Iron Company was a major producer of cannons for the Union Army during the American Civil War. The company also produced the Phoenix column, an advance in construction material. Company facilities are a core component of the Phoenixville Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places site that was in 2006 recognized as a historic landmark by ASM International. History Founded in 1790 to produce nails and purchased in 1812 by New Jersey industrialist Robert Waln, the Phoenix Iron Company (later renamed the Phoenix Iron Works) produced pig iron, wrought iron, and other iron-related materials and end products. As the complex grew, it featured a huge blast furnace and puddling furnace, an adjacent iron foundr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffen Island
Griffen Island is a bar in the Ohio River located along the southwestern side of Browns Island near Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia. It has also been known throughout its history as Hop Island. See also *List of islands of West Virginia This is a list of islands of West Virginia. See also * List of islands on the Potomac River {{Authority control * Islands in West Virginia, List of West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and South ... River islands of West Virginia Landforms of Hancock County, West Virginia Islands of the Ohio River {{HancockCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin (other)
A griffin is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle. Griffin(s) or The Griffin(s) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Griffin (''The Invisible Man''), the title character in H. G. Wells' novel * Griffin (comics), several comic book characters * Griffin, in the Australian-New Zealand film '' The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey'' * Griffin Callenreese, in the Japanese manga and anime series '' Banana Fish'' * Griffin Castillo, in the American television soap opera ''All My Children'' * Griffin Pierce-Taylor, in the Canadian television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Griffin emblem of Midland Bank, later used as a character in advertisements for the bank Other uses in arts and entertainment * Griffin Poetry Prize, a Canadian poetry award * "The Griffin" (fairy tale), a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm * ''The Griffin'', the undergraduate student magazine of Downing College, Cambri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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