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St. Brendan: References & Edit History

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Works on Brendan and his travels include George A. Little, Brendan the Navigator (1945); and Geoffrey Ashe, Land to the West: St. Brendan’s Voyage to America (1962).

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Feb 19, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2024
Changed "Navigatio Brendani ('Voyage of Brendan')" to "Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis ('Voyage of Saint Brendan the Abbot')" and noted that it was recorded in Latin sometime between the 8th and early 10th century. Nov 26, 2018
Deleted Web site: Complete Annotated Bibliography on the ''Voyage of St Brendan'' and the ''Life of St Brendan''. Oct 07, 2013
Media added. Aug 14, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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