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The Doomsday Book (Alternately known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) is the record of the 1086 CE great survey of England . It was done for William I of England, AKA 'William the Conqueror'.
Domesday comes from the Old English word "dom" an accounting or reckoning. So Domesday or Doomsday was a Day of Reckoning. What were they checking for? The survey was an attempt to find out what or how much each landholder had in land and livestock, and evaluate its worth. The Reckoning was how much money each household would owe in taxes. The Dutch have this same use of reckoning in their word for a restaurant bill "Rekenen" a summing up.
About the book itself, it was written in Latin spiced up with Old English words for which no Latin equivalent. Copies still exist and it is on-line.
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Is doomsday an adverb?
No, the word doomsday is not an adverb.The word doomsday is a noun and an adjective.
When was After Doomsday created?
After Doomsday was created in 1962.
Can hulk defeat doomsday?
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Can you stop doomsday?
it wouldn't be called a doomsday then, would it?
How many pages does After Doomsday have?
After Doomsday has 128 pages.
How would you survive doomsday?
Doomsday will not, can not and has not ever come. Forget about it.
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When was The Doomsday Manuscript created?
The Doomsday Manuscript was created in 2000.
When was Doomsday for the Deceiver created?
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When was To Outrun Doomsday created?
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When was The Doomsday Prophets created?
The Doomsday Prophets was created in 1919.
