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Rheda Castle
Rheda may refer to: * Rheda (mythology), the Latinized form of the name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess * Rheda, Germany Rheda is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, a part of the municipality of Rheda-Wiedenbrück in the '' Kreis'' of Gütersloh. History Rheda was first mentioned in documents from the year 1085, at the latest 1088. Rheda Castle was, from 1170 until ..., a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Reda, Poland, a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland ;See also * Reda {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheda (mythology)
In Anglo-Saxon paganism, Rheda ( Latinized from Old English ''*Hrêðe'' or ''*Hrêða'', possibly meaning "the famous" or "the victorious"Simek (2007:159).) is a goddess connected with the month '"Rhedmonth"' (from Old English ''*Hrēþmōnaþ''). Rheda is attested solely by Bede in his 8th century work '' De temporum ratione''. While the name of the goddess appears in Bede's Latin manuscript as ''Rheda'', it is reconstructed into Old English as ''*Hrēþe'' and is sometimes modernly anglicized as Hretha (also "Hrethe" or "Hrede"). ''Hrēþmōnaþ'' is one of three events (apart from the days of the week) that refer to deities in the Anglo-Saxon calendar—the other two being '' Ēostermōnaþ'' and ''Mōdraniht''. ''De temporum ratione'' In chapter 15 of his work '' De temporum ratione'', Bede provides information about English months and celebrations. Bede records that ''Hrēþmōnaþ'' is analogous to March, and details that "Hrethmonath is named for their goddess Hretha, to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheda, Germany
Rheda is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, a part of the municipality of Rheda-Wiedenbrück in the '' Kreis'' of Gütersloh. History Rheda was first mentioned in documents from the year 1085, at the latest 1088. Rheda Castle was, from 1170 until 1807 or 1815, the manor house of the Manor of Rheda. The Lordship was created from the ''Freigericht'' (free court or free jurisdiction) of Rheda and the '' Vögterei'' (stewardship) over the abbeys of Liesborn and Freckenhorst. On the death of the first Lord, Widukind of Rheda, in the Third Crusade, the lordship was inherited by Bernhard II, Lord of Lippe. Bernhard's successor, Hermann II, moved the seat of his lordship to Rheda Castle. On the death of Bernhard V without an heir in 1364, the Lordship of Rheda was seized by Bernhard's son-in-law, Otto V, Count of Tecklenburg, unlike the rest of the Lippian inheritance, which passed to Simon III, brother of Bernhard V; Simon III van Lippe on the Dutch Wikipedia 130 years later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reda, Poland
Reda (; csb, Réda; formerly german: Rheda) is a town on the Reda River in northern Poland, in the Kashubia region in Pomerania, with some 26,011 inhabitants. It is part of Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is part of the Little Kashubian Tricity urban area, along with Wejherowo (which it borders in the west), and Rumia (which it borders in the south). The urban area is adjacent to the Tricity, which along with other surrounding areas form an agglomeration home to over 1 million residents on the Baltic coast of Gdańsk Bay. Well-developed railways and highways connect Reda to the Tricity. Population History Slavic Lechitic settlements were established in present-day districts of Ciechocino and Pieleszewo in the Early Middle Ages. The territory of Gdańsk Pomerania formed part of Poland since the establishment of the state in the 10th century. A wooden church existed at the site since the 12th century. In 1309 the area was annexed by the State of the Teutonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
