A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . hurch of the Saviour in thestreet, and set it up on the castle over against the enemy. In solemn procession hecarried the image forth, and placed it on the outermost rampart of Novgorod. Whenan arrow, shot by an inhabitant of Suzdal, hit the image, it suddenly turned its backto the enemy, and looked towards Novgorod. Thereat (so the annalist observes) tearsfell from the sacred image on the stole of .lohn. Immediately the citizens of Suz-dal sought flight, and were defeated and stricken with blindness (acco
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . hurch of the Saviour in thestreet, and set it up on the castle over against the enemy. In solemn procession hecarried the image forth, and placed it on the outermost rampart of Novgorod. Whenan arrow, shot by an inhabitant of Suzdal, hit the image, it suddenly turned its backto the enemy, and looked towards Novgorod. Thereat (so the annalist observes) tearsfell from the sacred image on the stole of .lohn. Immediately the citizens of Suz-dal sought flight, and were defeated and stricken with blindness (according to theAnnals of Novgorod). TUE MONGOLS PLUNDER POLAND. 391 the Polovtsi sought new homes in Hungary. But even here Batuappeared. He broke the brave resistance of Frederick of Austria,and utterly defeated tlie Hungarians. Their land was well-nighdeiDopulated. Its whole civilization from the days of St. Stephenwas ruined, and King Bela IV. had to flee to Austria. The general destruction seemed bound to strike Germany of Batus armies was already marching towards it. After. Fit Ibs — J he ^ol ien gate of Kieff after its excavation. Built liy YaroslalT in 107 onlj its cupola was silded. The gate began to fall into ruin in beneath the soil by 1750, and excavated in 1802. Thirty-three to sixty-fivefeet high, and laid with Greek cement. plundering Poland (Fig. 171^, and destroying Lublin and Cracow,it advanced to Silesia. The citizens of Breslau had burned theirhomes, and fled to the island in the Oder with their treasures. Butthe neighboring districts armed themselves, and a crusade waspreached against the terrible foe. Messengers hurried over the Alpsto advise the emperor Frederick II. of the danger. They met himnear Rome. Even now Gregory IX. did not relinquish his deadlyenmity, and rejected the emperors offers which were to free him fur 392 TUE CONQUESTS OF THE ^rONaOLS AND TURKS. the delivery of Germany; yet that country escaped seemingly in
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