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Ivory seal of Godwin, an unknown thegn – first half of eleventh century, British Museum. In later Anglo-Saxon England, a thegn (pronounced / θeɪn /; Old English: þeġn) or thane[ 1 ] (or thayn in Shakespearean English) was an aristocrat who owned substantial land in one or more counties. Thanes ranked at the third level in lay society ...
Macduff (Macbeth) Macduff (. Macbeth. ) Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character and the heroic main protagonist in William Shakespeare 's Macbeth (c.1603–1607) that is loosely based on history. Macduff, a legendary hero, plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act.
Anand Dighe. Anand Dighe (27 January 1951- 26 August 2001), popularly known as Dharmaveer, was an Indian politician and social worker. He was a senior leader and Thane district unit chief of Shiv Sena. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] He mentored many young politicians from the Thane region including Rajan Vichare, Eknath Shinde and Ravindra Phatak.
Historian, Writer and Orator, Retired factory executive. Education. Diploma of Mechanical Engineering. Years active. 1975–2015. Ninad Gangadhar Bedekar (17 August 1949 – 10 May 2015) was a historian, [1][2][3] writer and orator [4] from Pune, Maharashtra, India, writing and speaking in Marathi. He was specialized in research of the rule of ...
Nanda Thein Zan. Nanda Thein Zan (Burmese: နန္ဒာသိန်းဇံ; 21 February 1947 – 14 August 2011) was a well-known author from Burma who wrote on philosophy and Buddhism. Zan was born on 21 February 1947 in Paungde Township of Pegu Division, the youngest of three siblings. [1] At an early age he began writing under the pen ...
Upvan Lake. Upvan (or Upavan) Lake is located in Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. [1] It is known for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival. [2] Here one can also view thousands of Ganpati idols which are brought here for immersion on final day of Ganeshotsav. It was reconstructed by J.K. Singhania for water supply to Raymond textile ...
Mahamahopadhyaya [2] Sir Gaṅgānāth Jhā (25 December 1872 – 9 November 1941) was a scholar of Sanskrit, Indian philosophy and Buddhist philosophy. [1] He is considered to have probably translated the most Sanskrit philosophical texts than any other scholar and notable examples of texts he has translated include the Slokavartika (1907 ...
Assassin. Skill. Biotics. Thane Krios is a fictional character in BioWare 's Mass Effect franchise, who first appeared in Mass Effect 2 as a party member (or "squadmate"). The character is a drell, a race of extraterrestrial reptilian humanoids who form a sociopolitical alliance with the hanar, a sentient species of jellyfish-like entities.