Ise Fjord

Ise Fjord (Danish: Isefjorden) is a deeply branched arm of the sea into the Danish island Zealand. From its relatively narrow entrance from the Kattegat at Hundested and Rørvig, branches of Ise Fjord stretch 35 km inland and divide the northern part of Zealand into the peninsulas of Odsherred, Hornsherred, and Nordsjælland.

Some branches have names of their own, such as Roskilde Fjord which joins Ise Fjord proper close to its northern end, Holbæk Fjord, and the now drained Lammefjord and Sidinge Fjord at the west. The depth of the water in the fjord averages 5 to 7 meters, the deepest areas being those on the western side of Orø. Salinity is from 1.6 to 2.2%.

Flora

The banks of Ise Fjord are full of interesting flowers and plants. The river valley of Ejby north of Roskilde near Ise Fjord is a nature reserve with many rare plants.

The Ise Fjord workshop

Ise Fjord is also remembered for its 15th-century artists who decorated many of the region's churches with frescoes (kalkmalerier) depicting stories from the Old and New Testaments. A good example is Tuse Church near Holbæk in northwestern Sealand, which is richly decorated with both Romanesque and late Gothic murals. Here the life of Jesus is particularly interesting as it combines the biblical accounts with images of kings, devils, and women brewing beer.

Ise

Ise may refer to:

In geography, Ise may refer to:

Ise, Mie, a city in Japan

Ise Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Ise, Mie

Ise Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Ise, Mie

Ise Ekiti, a city in Nigeria

Ise, Norway, a village in Norway

Ise Province, an ancient province of Japan

River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England

Ise (river), a tributary of the Aller in Lower Saxony, Germany

Ise Bay, a bay in Japan

Ise may also refer to:

Ise, stylized as ISE, Danish participant in Danish version of The X Factor and Danish female singer

The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), a collection of Heian period Japanese waka poetry.

Lady Ise, a famous poet in ancient Japan

Ise Nanao, a character in the manga and anime series Bleach

Japanese battleship Ise, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after the province

JDS Ise (DDH-182), Japanese helicopter carrier

-ise, a suffix also spelled "-ize".

American and British English spelling differences

Many of the differences between American and British English date back to a time when spelling was not widely standardized. For instance, some spellings seen as "American" today were once commonly used in Britain; and vice versa. A "British standard" began to emerge following the 1755 publication of influential dictionaries such as Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, and an "American standard" started following the work of Noah Webster, and in particular his An American Dictionary of the English Language.

Historical origins

In the early 18th century, English spelling was not standardized. Differences became noticeable after the publishing of influential dictionaries. Today's British English spellings mostly follow Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), while many American English spellings follow Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language ("ADEL", "Webster's Dictionary", 1828).

Webster was a proponent of English spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic. In A Companion to the American Revolution (2008), John Algeo notes: "it is often assumed that characteristically American spellings were invented by Noah Webster. He was very influential in popularizing certain spellings in America, but he did not originate them. Rather […] he chose already existing options such as center, color and check on such grounds as simplicity, analogy or etymology".William Shakespeare's first folios, for example, used spellings like center and color as much as centre and colour. Webster did attempt to introduce some reformed spellings, as did the Simplified Spelling Board in the early 20th century, but most were not adopted. In Britain, the influence of those who preferred the Norman (or Anglo-French) spellings of words proved to be decisive. Later spelling adjustments in the United Kingdom had little effect on today's American spellings and vice versa.

Lady Ise

Lady Ise (伊勢 or 伊勢の御息所 Ise no miyasudokoro) (c. 875 – c. 938) was a female Japanese poet in the Imperial court's waka tradition. She was born to Fujiwara no Tsugukage of Ise Province, and eventually became the lover of the Prince Atsuyoshi and a concubine to Emperor Uda; her son by him was Prince Yuki-Akari.

Her poems were emblematic of the changing styles of the time, and 22 of them were included in the Kokin Wakashū.

She is not to be confused with Ise no Taifu, a later poet with a similar name.

One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

Quote

Hanging from the branches of a green
Willow tree,
The spring rain
Is a
Thread of pearls. (Composed on the topic "Thread of Pearls" )

Even for a time
Short as a piece of the reeds
In Naniwa's marsh,
We must never meet again:
Is this what you are asking me? -(from the Hyakunin Isshu)

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References

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↑ pg 141 of Woman poets of Japan, 1977, Kenneth Rexroth, Ikuko Atsumi, ISBN 0-8112-0820-6; previously published as The Burning Heart by The Seabury Press.