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Showing posts with label Iceland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iceland. Show all posts
07 July 2023

Hrolf Kraki's Saga

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There is a major source of Scandinavian legend called Hrolf Kraki's Saga . King Hrolf, supposedly a nephew of Hrothgar—the king mentione...
27 November 2022

Kingdom of the Isles

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North and west and south of Scotland are numerous islands, the Shetlands and Orkneys, the Hebrides, and the Isle of Man, respectively. From ...
20 November 2022

The Quest to Spread Christianity

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Christianity came to Britain early. Tertullian and Origen, writing in the early 3rd century, mention Christian figures there. What is now Ch...
12 August 2022

Who Was Snorri Sturluson?

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Snorri Sturluson (1179 - 1241) was one of several children in a powerful clan. His father died when he was young, and he was raised by Jón L...
10 August 2022

The Saga of Erik the Red

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The Saga of Erik the Red  is not about Erik the Red. Erik is in  it, as well as his son Leif Ericsson, but it focuses more on the actions of...
02 January 2019

Ultima Thule

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A 1537 rendition of Thule On New Year's Eve 2018, a NASA probe transmitted pictures of Ultima Thule, an object 4 billion miles fro...
13 August 2014

The Problems of Pope Paschal

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Pope Paschal II speaking to Anselm of Canterbury On 13 August 1099, a Cluniac monk from northwest of Rome named Ranierius was named Pop...
21 July 2012

Medieval Warm Period

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The Medieval Warm Period (MWP) existed from 950/1000 to 1200/1250 CE (estimates vary because of the difficulty in collecting accurate data a...