"Loud are the bells of Norwich and the people come and go. Here by the tower of Julian, I tell them what I know."
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Sydney Carter, in "Julian of Norwich" (1983); also known as "The Bells of Norwich", as recorded by Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir and Ed Trickett on All Shall Be Well Again (1983) · YouTube video · Songaday Project - July 19, 2011 - Bells of Norwich · Performance by Albion Christmas Band with short prelude about Carter and Julian
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Julian of Norwich
theologian, writer, anchorite
1342 – 1500 · Kingdom of England
Julian of Norwich (c. 8 November 1342 – c. 1416) was an English Christian mystic and theologian. Little is known of her life. Even her name is uncertain, the name "Julian" probably originated from the Church of St. Julian, Norwich, where she was an anchoress.
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