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	The Legends and Traditions of the Great War: The Case of the Elusive Angel of Mons
		Mons lies in the center of an industrial mining area, and in fact, was the center of coal mining in Belgium.
		Machen's rescuing bowmen, converted to Angels then reduced to the simple, singular Angel of Mons, thus, moved from the homefront to the trenches and was sustained by both the public in Britain and the frontline Tommies.
		The irreducible details about the incident of the Angel of Mons seem to be that a small force of regular soldiers representing a nation with an oral tradition of combat success due to divine participation had a narrow escape against a vastly more numerous opponent at Mons in August, 1914.
	www.worldwar1.com /heritage/angel.htm (5615 words)

	Mons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mons (Dutch: Bergen) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital.
		Mons, The Sainte Waudru collegiate church and the belfry.
		Mons was the site of the first battle fought by the British Army in World War I.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mons (218 words)

	Angels of Mons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Angels of Mons are supposedly a group of angels who protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at the outset of World War I.
		It was not until May 1915 that a full blown controversy was erupting with the angels being used of proof of the action of divine providence on the side of the Allies in sermons across Britain.
		The stories of angels themselves certainly boosted morale on the home front as popular enthusiasm was dying down in 1915.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angels_of_Mons (751 words)

	The Angel of Mons [Australian War Memorial]
		There are various 'Angels of Mons' legends but no official evidence to support the stories.
		Whether or not the Germans were terrified by the apparition the fact remains that the enemy forces abruptly checked their advance and recoiled in some disorder towards the right flank allowing the remnant of the British forces to continue their retreat.
		A lady whose name and address, he holds, while nursing in a convalescent hospital, was told by a patient that at the critical period in the retreat from Mons they saw an angel with outstretched wings, like a luminous cloud, between the advancing Germans and themselves.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/angel/doc.htm (735 words)

	Angels of Mons - Last of the Dead Empires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In Mons, Belgium during a seemingly endless bout of trench warfare, many veterans on the British side attested that St. George and companion angels intervened on their side against the Germans, pushing them back with heavenly arrows and saving the morale of the army who went on to win the war.
		Angels of Mons do their thing in dark clothes and red tint, much like the band of 2004, Interpol.
		There's a sharp moment of realisation that whilst Angels of Mons have a good, original sound, they don't quite have the depth of material or the class of song required to make the big leagues just yet.
	www.freewebs.com /totheradio/angelsofmonslast.html (532 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for mons
		Kingdom of the Mon people, who were powerful in Myanmar (Burma) in the 9th–11th centuries, in the 13th–16th centuries, and briefly in the mid-18th century.
		The Mon kingdom was defeated by the Burman kingdom of Pagan...
		Mons Claudianus and the problem of the 'granito del foro': a geological and geochemical approach.
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	Rumours of angels: a legend of the First World War - Research Article Folklore - Find Articles
		The present paper examines the origin and socio-historical context of the Angels of Mons, a belief-legend that was a source of inspiration for British civilians and troops serving on the Western Front during the war of 1914-8.
		In the case of the Angels of Mons, a popular belief developed that a miracle had occurred at a crucial stage in the battle, with the outcome that the British Army was preserved from destruction.
		One historian wrote that the angels of Mons "entered the realm of legend within a fortnight" of the battle (Terraine 1992, 18), and by the spring of 1915 it had become "unpatriotic, almost treasonable, to doubt it" (Fussell 1975, 116).
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	In II Kings 6: 17 we read, "And Elisha prayed, and said, Yahweh,
		Much has been written on the subject of the Angels of Mons and there have been many versions of the phenomena, but it is not inconsistent to believe that they are all substantially true though they differed in certain aspects.
		He refers to two incidents, the “Angels of Mons,” an event claimed to have been seen in late August 1914 and an even more remarkable phenomenon known as “The White Cavalry” which occurred during July, 1918 and was witnessed by the Germans.
		Then occurred the event afterwards known as the appearance of the “Angels of Mons,” in answer to national prayer: Of several accounts referring to the appearance of “Angels,” the following two are typical, both having been related by British soldiers who vouched for the occurrences as having been observed by them personally.
	www.triumphpro.com /mons_battle.htm (2668 words)

	Mons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Mons (Dutch languageDutch: ''Bergen'') is a municipality located in the BelgiumBelgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital.
		Located close to the FranceFrench border, it is the centre of the Borinage district, the old coal mining centre of the country.
		Mons was the site of the Battle of Monsfirst battle fought by the British Army in World War I. The British were forced to Retreat from Monsretreat and the town was occupied by the Germans, before being liberated by the Canadian Corps/ during the final days of the war.
	www.infothis.com /find/Mons (482 words)

	Angelic Properties Dictionary
		The unnamed tutelary angel of the ancient land of Media who became "corrupted through national bias." According to Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews, the angel of Media mounted 52 rungs of Jacob's Ladder.
		In grimories and geotic texts, the angels of the planet Mercury are variously given as Tiriel, Raphael, Hasdiel, Michael, Barkiel, Zadkiel.
		In Longfellow's The Golden Legend, where the 7 planetary angels are named, the angel of the moon is given as gabriel, although in later editions of the poem Longfellow switched to the angel Onafiel.
	www.steliart.com /angelology_angelic_properties_M.html (643 words)

	Amazon.com: The World of Angels: Books: Gossamer Penwyche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Angels have much to teach us; their stories are as relevant today as they were in pagan times.
		From fallen angels to fairies, guardian angels to the famous archangels of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, The World of Angels provides insight into the magical world of angels, beings that embody all that is good and bad, mischievous and well meaning.
		Angels as creatures of the imagination, of belief; as anthropomorphisms of our collective unconscious; as entities which give shape to our lives, which help us to understand the incomprehensible - such is the approach of Gossamer Penwyche in The World of Angels.
	www.amazon.com /World-Angels-Gossamer-Penwyche/dp/1841811890 (1295 words)

	Angels of Mons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Angels of Mons : allegedly began their existence in a book entitled "The Bowmen".
		'The Angels of Mons' affair was soon discounted until in 1990 in the booklet 'Bowmen and Angels' Kevin McClure revealed that there was more evidence worthy of investigation.
		The conclusion drawn by McClure was that the 'Angels of Mon's' affair was after all a genuine mystery.
	www.paranormality.com /angels_of_mons.shtml (373 words)

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		He refers to two incidents - the ”Angels of Mons”, an event claimed to have been seen in late August 1914 - and an even more remarkable phenomenon known as “The White Calvary” which occurred during July, 1918 and was witnessed by the Germans.
		The Battle of Mons, the first action of the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War, was fought on 23rd August; it entered the realm of legend within a fortnight, and remains firmly there.
		The “Angels” must have guarded me! In August 1914 I was RQMS (11th Hussars) and on the retirement from Mons was with the regimental transport, Echelon B. We witnessed the Battle of Le Cateau from afar and as we rested in bivouac that night I was fascinated by the lighting up of the sky.
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	Aftermath: The Angels of Mons
		The legend of the Angels of Mons, the substance of which depends on who is telling the story, received a remarkable boost when one of Britain's foremost historians seemed to endorse the idea that there had been heavenly intervention on behalf of the retreating British Expeditionary Force in August 1914.
		The battle of Mons was a small affair by later standards, no bigger than some of the engagements in the Beer War.
		Indeed the 'angels of Mons' were the only recognition of the war vouchsafed by the Higher Powers.
	www.aftermathww1.com /legend.asp (684 words)

	Angels, Prayer, Christian Faith, in Bible, Biblical Jesus and the Religion of God Yahweh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Angels were believed to be invisible messengers of God (Elohim) that had great power and aided humans in their journey through life.
		Angels can appear invisible to the inner eye and because they show no form, only their presence is felt.
		A famous angel visitation occurred at Mons during World War I. “Among the most memorable stories of WWI is the tale of the Angel of Mons.
	occult-advances.org /nc-rel-angels.shtml (2534 words)

	Angels and Archangels...
		The last time we discussed angels we heard a few interesting stories, once again, I would love to hear from everyone, your stories and ideas, even your philosophies.
		I, being an artist, have always identified with the artistry surrounding angels and their beauty, (also their sex-lessness was always a curiosity).
		Here's a Wiccan page about Angels; http://www.maxpages.com/paganangel/wicca I know a few Wiccans and pagans who encorporate Archangels and are awed by them.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/magickal_beings/23248 (335 words)

	ANGEL OF THE BATTLEFIELD
		The former GI told an angel story of his own from the time of the D-Day landings, when American and Canadian soldiers were training in the grounds of Woodchester Park in the English Cotswolds.
		By a stroke of genius, this yarn was given historical credibility by the link with the earlier myth of the angel of Mons.
		Stories about the ‘Kadaver factory’ were first heard in London during 1915 alongside the Russians, the angel of Mons and the crucifixion of a Canadian soldier by the Germans.
	www.forteantimes.com /articles/170_angelofmons.shtml (3364 words)

	P Angels of WW I 38
		Mons was a drab town in western Belgium.
		In that previous interpretation the “angels” were Catholic bishops and the “war in heaven” was “the struggle between pagan Rome and Papal Rome.” (The Finished Mystery 1917 pp.
		“angels are delegated by the Lord to convey his instructions to members of his organization on earth.
	www.adam.com.au /bstett/SupernatAngelsWorldWar38.htm (3776 words)

	angels
		In Revelation 8:13-9:1, John writes....."And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound.
		The star is one of God's angels sent by Jesus to release the fallen angels bound in Hell, for he alone has the keys and authority, Revelation 1:18, 20:1.
		These are the worst of the fallen angels who according to the apostle Peter were imprisoned for cohabiting with the daughters of men, Genesis 6:4.
	uk.geocities.com /alexandercain/w460ang.html (6225 words)

	Visions of Bowmen and Angels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In the 'angels' legend, there is no decision by the soldiers to take their chance, no invocation of St.George or any other figure, no foreknowledge of the words to use to call for assistance, such as those on the plate in the vegetarian restaurant.
		The reports of British troops during the retreat from Mons on August 24th, 1914 - that they had seen 'angels the size of men', which appeared to be in the rearguard of the retreating army - were attributed by psychologists to mass hypnotism and hallucination.
		Pearson, J.J.* The Rationale of the Angel Warriors at Mons during the retreat and the apparitions at the battles of the Marne and the Aisne.
	netowne.com /angels-christian/angels (10661 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		He also is well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons.
		The coming of war in 1914 saw Machen return to public prominence for the first time in twenty years due to the publication of "The Bowmen" and the subsequent "Angels of Mons" episode.
		This is attributed (by some at least) as the origin of the Angels of Mons legend.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Arthur_Machen (3334 words)

	First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Angels of Mons
		The phenomenon that was the 'angels of Mons' was experienced by British troops retreating in the aftermath of the Battle of Mons on the Western Front in August 1914.
		Numerous soldiers claimed to have seen visions in the sky of St. George surrounded by angels, horsemen and cavalry.
		The only link between the Mons retreat and Machen's story was its beginning, which observed that troops of the British Expeditionary Force were in retreat: Mons itself was not mentioned.
	www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/angelsofmons.htm (194 words)

	HOPING AGAINST HOPE: THE ANGELIC INTERVENTION AT MONS
		In a version of the story told by German prisoners described a batallion of angels armed with bows and arrows, led by a towering figure on a shining white horse who spurred on English forces during an assault on German trenches.
		Military historians that have studies Mons have incorporated the legend of the Angel of Mons into their writings.
		The Prophet Ezekiel's account depicts the angels appearance like that of a man. They each had four faces and four wings...their legs were straight, which implies that they were standing upright, but their feet were calf-like instead of human, and were like burnished bronze.
	www.angelfire.com /journal2/skylark3/page92.html (1518 words)

	ENTERTAINMENT
		There was one record which was played called 'Angels of Mons'- "Why did you come with your White Wings Outspread".
		A film bearing that title "The Angels of Mons" was later shown at the pictures.
		Christmas was noted for one of the local bands, St. Georges Temperance Silver Band or the Salvation Army Band coming to the end of the row of houses or outside one of the pubs at intervals during Boxing Day.
	www.oakengates.com /moses/entertainment.htm (1257 words)

	Specific Angels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		You see that angels are carefully organized and they are under the direct authority of God.
		Angels respond as soldiers under a general's command, their loyalty unquestioned, their obedience instantaneous.
		Michael and his angels will be locked in the titanic struggle of the universe at the last conflict of the age, which will mark the defeat of Satan and all the forces of darkness.
	www.lotc.org /Angel/lesson3.htm (1352 words)

	the highstreet web shopping - MONS
		At Mons, nine and a half British battalions held four German divisions at bay for an entire day.
		Assured by their commanders that they would sweep the French and their British allies in the BEF into the sea in a matter of weeks, they were stopped in their tracks at Mons by a numerically inferior British force.
		LINE OF FIRE MONS The small British Expeditionary Force, moving up into Belgium on the left flank of the French 5th Army, met with the full weight of the German 1st Army advancing towards Paris under the Schlieffen Plan.
	www.thehighstreetweb.com /shops/MONS (1051 words)

	Visions of Bowmen and Angels
		In the 'angels' legend, there is no decision by the soldiers to take their chance, no invocation of St.George or any other figure, no foreknowledge of the words to use to call for assistance, such as those on the plate in the vegetarian restaurant.
		He, too, had been at Mons, and told her that the story, as she had heard it, was perfectly correct.
		Pearson, J.J.* The Rationale of the Angel Warriors at Mons during the retreat and the apparitions at the battles of the Marne and the Aisne.
	www.netowne.com /angels-christian/angels/index.htm (10661 words)

	Mons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		On January 1st, 2004 Mons had a total population of 91,185 (43,506 males and 47,679 females).
		The British were forced to and the town was occupied by the Germans, before being liberated by the Canadian Corps during the final days of the war.
		This page was last modified 19:26, 24 May 2005.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mons (245 words)

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