Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
di cui il medioveo aveva populato i confini del mondo
English translation:
out of all the myths/legends spread/disseminated all over the known world in the Middle Ages....
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
May 12, 2016 13:20
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di cui il medioveo aveva populato i confini del mondo
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In A Historical Novel
Contesto (a group of sailors have gone on land and seen some really huge men):
Quelli che erano rimasti sulle navi non fecero fatica a crederlo, perché tra i miti di cui il medioveo aveva populato i confini del mondo c'era anche quello dell'esistenza di esseri giganteschi.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
Quelli che erano rimasti sulle navi non fecero fatica a crederlo, perché tra i miti di cui il medioveo aveva populato i confini del mondo c'era anche quello dell'esistenza di esseri giganteschi.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
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May 23, 2016 12:43: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
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out of all the myths/legends spread/disseminated all over the known world in the Middle Ages....
(one of such legends) mentioned giant beings .......
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i confini del mondo perché all'epoca i confini erano ristretti: ho messo "known world"
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i confini del mondo perché all'epoca i confini erano ristretti: ho messo "known world"
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the myths and legends with which the middle ages filled the know world included ...
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with which the middle ages filled the knowN world
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(for it was among)the myths the Middle Ages had spread to the four corners of the earth/globe
I think given the context of exploration/navigation and therefore the compass points, it is fitting to keep the literary image of the edges/corners or ends of the earth
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/142625.htm
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/142625.htm
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Abby. Sardinia
: yes the context of exploration and navigation is the key.
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thanks very much Abby!
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which through the Middle Ages had reached to the ends of the earth.
I think the term 'i confini del mondo' means the furthest parts of the world. In the context of myths and giants, the Bible is a good reference for language. The Bible uses the phrase "the ends of the earth" some 28 times
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