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Thursday, December 20th, 2018
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| 3:27p | Bilbao The official name of the town is Bilbao, as known in most languages of the world. Euskaltzaindia, the official regulatory institution of the Basque language, has agreed that between the two possible names existing in Basque, Bilbao and Bilbo, the historical name is Bilbo, while Bilbao is the official name. Although the term Bilbo does not appear in old documents, in the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, there is a reference to swords presumably made of Biscayan iron which he calls "bilboes", suggesting that it is a word used since at least the sixteenth century на ум, конечно, сразу приходит Бильбо Бэггинс возможно, у Толкина хоббиты соответствуют баскам, доиндоевропейским автохтонам? любопытен в толкинистском контексте герб Бильбао  Белая Башня-Белый Город Минас Тирит на р. Андуин, атакуемая чёрными волками Мордора? |
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