English Pale

Japanese: English Pale(英語表記)EnglishPale
English Pale

…The word originates from pale, which means a fence or a border. The most famous is the English Pale, which was formed after Henry II's invasion of Ireland in 1171. It is believed that the area was called the Pale after the 14th century, but the oldest document in the world uses the word pale to mean an area under the rule of Dublin, the base of English rule, in a document from 1446.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "English Pale" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈柵〉または〈境界〉を意味するpaleに発する。最も著名なものはアイルランドのダブリンを核とするもの(English Pale)で,ヘンリー2世のアイルランド遠征(1171)以来形成された。この地域がペールと呼ばれるようになったのは14世紀以降のこととされているが,イギリス支配の拠点ダブリンの統治下にある地域という意味で用いられたペールの用例は,1446年の文書が最古のものである。…

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