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Taran Armstrong
Taran may refer to: Places * Tarane, village in northern Lebanon * Taran, Bulgaria, a village in Smolyan municipality * Taran, Iran (other), several places in Iran * Taran District, the name of a district of Kazakhstan; also, the capital of Taran District * Taran Plateau, Antarctica People * Taran (name), includes people with the given name and surname Other uses * ''Taran'', Russian term for aerial ramming in wartime * A Welsh god, associated with the Gaulish Taranis * '' Rutilus heckelii'' or ''taran'', a species of fish commonly known as roaches * Taran (character), the main character in ''The Chronicles of Prydain'' books ** The character appears in Disney's adaptation, '' The Black Cauldron'' *SU-152 "Taran", a 1965 experimental Russian tank destroyer See also * * Taran Taran (other) * Tarn Taran (other) *Tarana (other) Tarana is a type of composition in Indian classical vocal music. Tarana may also refer to: Places *Tarana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarane
Tarane ( ar, طاران) is a Lebanese Sunni Muslim village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 1,593 eligible voters in the 2009 elections. History In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as ''Taran'', whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslim Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ..., located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p186/ref> References Bibliography * External linksTarane Localiban {{Miniyeh-Danniyeh District Populated places in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District Populated places in Lebanon Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taranis
In Celtic mythology, Taranis (Proto-Celtic: *''Toranos'', earlier ''*Tonaros''; Latin: Taranus, earlier Tanarus) is the god of thunder, who was worshipped primarily in Gaul, Hispania, Britain, and Ireland, but also in the Rhineland and Danube regions, amongst others. Taranis, along with Esus and Toutatis, was mentioned by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem ''Pharsalia'' as a Celtic deity to whom human sacrificial offerings were made. Taranis was associated, as was the Cyclops Brontes ("thunder") in Greek mythology, with the wheel. Many representations of a bearded god with a thunderbolt in one hand and a wheel in the other have been recovered from Gaul, where this deity apparently came to be syncretised with Jupiter. Name and etymology The Proto-Celtic form of the name is reconstructed as *''Toranos'' ('Thunder'), which derives through metathesis (switch of sounds) from an earlier *''Tonaros'', itself from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) stem for 'thunder', *''(s)tenh₂- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarn Taran (other)
Tarn Taran may refer to: * Tarn Taran Sahib, a city in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India * Tarn Taran district, a district in Punjab, India * Tarn Taran, Pakistan, a village in Punjab, Pakistan * Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency) * Tarn Taran (Assembly Constituency) See also * Taran (other) Taran may refer to: Places * Tarane, village in northern Lebanon * Taran, Bulgaria, a village in Smolyan municipality * Taran, Iran (other), several places in Iran * Taran District, the name of a district of Kazakhstan; also, the cap ... * Tarn (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taran Taran (other)
Tarn Taran may refer to: * Tarn Taran Sahib, a city in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India * Tarn Taran district, a district in Punjab, India * Tarn Taran, Pakistan, a village in Punjab, Pakistan * Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency) * Tarn Taran (Assembly Constituency) See also * Taran (other) Taran may refer to: Places * Tarane, village in northern Lebanon * Taran, Bulgaria, a village in Smolyan municipality * Taran, Iran (other), several places in Iran * Taran District, the name of a district of Kazakhstan; also, the cap ... * Tarn (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SU-152 "Taran"
The Object 120 SU-152 "Taran" ( rus, СУ-152 «Таран») was a fully enclosed Soviet tank destroyer built in 1965, that never progressed past the experimental stage. History In the early 1960s, the Soviet military concluded that the armor-piercing ammunition used by the T-55 medium tank, and the T-10 heavy tank was unable to penetrate the frontal armor of the newest American M60 and British Chieftain main battle tanks. The Soviets therefore began parallel research on several different anti-tank weapon systems, such as development of new armour-piercing discarding sabot and shaped charge ammunition for existing tank guns, new rifled and smoothbore tank guns with calibers ranging from 115 mm to 130 mm with anti-tank missiles. One of these projects became the SU-152 "Taran". The factory designation was Object 120 (Объект 120). In terms of firepower and mobility, it surpassed all foreign tank destroyers. The main reason the SU-152 "Taran" wasn't adopted was du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Cauldron (film)
''The Black Cauldron'' is a 1985 American animated dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions in association with Silver Screen Partners II and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 25th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the first two books in ''The Chronicles of Prydain'' by Lloyd Alexander, a series of five novels that are, in turn, based on Welsh mythology. Set in the mythical land of Prydain during the Early Middle Ages, the film centers on a wicked emperor known as the Horned King, who hopes to secure an ancient magical cauldron that will aid him in his desire to conquer the world. He is opposed by young swineherder Taran, the young Princess Eilonwy, the harp-playing bard Fflewddur Fflam, and a friendly wild creature named Gurgi, who seek to destroy the cauldron to prevent the Horned King from ruling the world. The film is directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, who had directed Disne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taran (character)
Taran is a fictional character from Lloyd Alexander's '' The Chronicles of Prydain'' series of novels. Serving as the series's central protagonist, he is first introduced as the assistant pig-keeper at Caer Dallben charged with the care of Hen Wen, the oracular white pig. With dreams of becoming a great hero, over the course of the series, his character matures as he is drawn into the war against Arawn Death-Lord and his champion, the Horned King. During his journey, he befriends Princess Eilonwy, a young girl his age, Fflewddur Fflam, a wandering bard and minor king, Gurgi, a wild creature between animal and man, and the dwarf Doli. Upon the conclusion of the series, Taran is crowned High King of Prydain and marries Eilonwy. Appearances in literature Background and characteristics Taran is a young man in late adolescence, who lives with the enchanter Dallben and the aged warrior Coll. He is charged with taking care of the oracular pig Hen Wen and throughout the series is kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutilus Heckelii
''Rutilus heckelii'' is a species of roach, a genus in the family Cyprinidae. This species occurs in freshened areas of Black and Azov Seas, entering the Don, Kuban, Dniepr, Dniestr and rarely Danube drainages. Newer research however suggests that ''R. heckelii'' is part of a more widely distributed species of roach, whose range extends to Siberia. The proper name of that species is ''Rutilus lacustris''.Levin, B.A., Simonov, E.P., Ermakov, O.A., Levina, M.A., Interesova, E.A., Kovalchuk, O.M., Malinina, Y.A., Mamilov, N.S., Mustafayev, N.J., Pilin, D.V., Pozdeev, I.V., Prostakov, N.I., Roubenyan, H.R., Titov, S.V. & Vekhov, D.A. (2017)Phylogeny and phylogeography of the roaches, genus ''Rutilus'' (Cyprinidae), at the Eastern part of its range as inferred from mtDNA analysis.''Hydrobiologia'', 788: 33–46. In Russia, other countries of the former Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Mythology
Welsh mythology (Welsh: ''Mytholeg Cymru'') consists of both folk traditions developed in Wales, and traditions developed by the Celtic Britons elsewhere before the end of the first millennium. As in most of the predominantly oral societies Celtic mythology and history were recorded orally by specialists such as druids ( cy, derwyddon). This oral record has been lost or altered as a result of outside contact and invasion over the years. Much of this altered mythology and history is preserved in medieval Welsh manuscripts, which include the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin. Other works connected to Welsh mythology include the ninth-century Latin historical compilation ''Historia Brittonum'' ("History of the Britons") and Geoffrey of Monmouth's twelfth-century Latin chronicle ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' ("History of the Kings of Britain"), as well as later folklore, such as the materials collected in ''The Welsh Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial Ramming
Aerial ramming or air ramming is the ramming of one aircraft with another. It is a last-ditch tactic in air combat, sometimes used when all else has failed. Long before the invention of aircraft, ramming tactics in naval warfare and ground warfare were common. The first aerial ramming was performed by Pyotr Nesterov in 1914 during the First World War. In the early stages of World War II the tactic was employed by Soviet pilots, who called it ''taran'', the Russian word for "battering ram". A ramming pilot could use the weight of the aircraft as a ram, or they could try to make the enemy lose control of their plane, using the propeller or wing to damage the enemy's tail or a wing. Ramming took place when a pilot ran out of ammunition yet was still intent on destroying an enemy, or when the plane had already been damaged beyond saving. Most rammings occurred when the attacker's aircraft was economically, strategically or tactically less valuable than the enemy's, such as pilots flyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taran (name)
Taran (also Țăran) is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Taran of the Picts, a 7th-century king of the Picts * Taran Adarsh (born 1965), Indian film critic * Taran Alvelo (born 1996), female American softball player *Taran Bajaj, Indian casting director and actor *Taran Butler, American sport shooter and world champion * Taran Davies, American film producer and director * Taran Killam (born 1982), American comic actor * Taran King, former editor of ''Phrack'' *Taran Kozun (born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Taran Noah Smith (born 1984), former American child actor * Taran Svami, founder of the Taran Panth religious sect Surname * Alexander Taran (born 1951), Russian convict * Alla Taran (1941–2017), Ukrainian violinist * Andriy Taran (born 1955), Ukrainian lieutenant general * Igor Taran (born 1986), Uzbekistani footballer * Ionuț Țăran (born 1987), Romanian luger * Lidiya Taran (born 1977), Ukrainian tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
