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The word Ascalon comes from Ashkelon
Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
, a coastal city in Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
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The word Ascalon comes from Ashkelon
Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
, a coastal city in Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. It can refer to a number of possible topics:

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  • Ashkelon
    Ashkelon

    Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
     city itself in ancient history.
  • Ascalon, Missouri
    Ascalon, Missouri

    Ascalon is an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, Missouri, United States just south of St. Ann, Missouri. It sits at an elevation of 656 feet ....
    , near St. Louis


Ashkelon history related

  • Battle of Ascalon
    Battle of Ascalon

    The Battle of Ascalon took place on August 12, 1099, and is often considered the last action of the First Crusade....
    , considered the last action of the First Crusade
    First Crusade

    The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to the appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexius I. The Emperor requested that western volunteers come to their aid and repel the Seljuk Turks in Anatolia, Modern day Turkey....
  • the lance (or in some versions of the story, sword) that St George used to slay the dragon, named after the city Ashkelon
    • the British
      United Kingdom

      The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
       World War II
      World War II

      World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
       aeroplane used by Winston Churchill
      Winston Churchill

      Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Order of the Garter, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, Territorial Decoration, Fellow of the Royal Society, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Queen's Privy Council for Canada was a Politics of the United Kingdom known chiefly for his leadership of the United King...
      , named after the lance - an Avro York
      Avro York

      The Avro York was a United Kingdom transport aircraft that was derived from the World War II Avro Lancaster bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964....


Fantasy

  • a nation in the fictional world of Guild Wars
    Guild Wars

    Guild Wars is an episodic game series of multiplayer game online role-playing games developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. Three stand-alone episodes and one expansion pack were released in the series from April 2005 to August 2007....
  • a fictional type of sword in the Final Fantasy
    Final Fantasy

    is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise. The series began in 1987 as an Final Fantasy console role-playing game video game developer by Square Co., spawning a video game series that became the central focus of the franchise....
     games.
  • a hard to obtain sword in the Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow game.


Surname

A Jewish surname
Jewish surname

Jews have historically used Hebrew language patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ben- or bat- , and then the father's name....
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  • Brad Ascalon
    Brad Ascalon

    Brad Ascalon, born in 1977, is an American industrial designer who grew up in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree at Rutgers University, and received a Masters Degree in industrial design from New York's Pratt Institute....
  • David Ascalon
    David Ascalon

    David Ascalon is a contemporary sculpture and stained glass artist, and co-founder of Ascalon Studios....
  • Maurice Ascalon
    Maurice Ascalon

    Maurice Ascalon , an industrial designer and sculpture is, by some accounts, considered the father of the modern Israeli decorative arts movement....


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