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Wednesday, August 10, 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...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
The Skræling
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Of course, there were inhabitants in North America when the Norse arrived. The Saga of the Greenlanders tells of an Icelander named Bjarni ...
Monday, August 8, 2022
The Norse in North America
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The Medieval Warming Period may have helped the Norse discover North America by reducing North Atlantic ice, making the crossing easier. The...
Wednesday, August 13, 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...
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