Category: History

The Legendary Vinland: Between Fact And Fiction

The Norse discovery of North America is well-known and quite well documented throughout the passage of time, initially recounted in the famous Icelandic sagas (whose authorship was and remains quasi-anonymous) written down during the High Middle Ages in Iceland (more specifically the Saga of the Greenlanders or Gr쎦nlendinga saga as well as the Saga of…


The Minoans And The Bronze Age Collapse

The island of Crete as well as the adjacent islands in the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea (more specifically in the region known as the South Cretan Sea) were home to a thriving and advanced civilisation during the Bronze Age, widely regarded as Europe’s first and eldest civilisation. This civilisation was named the…


Worldwide Locations For The Legend Of Atlantis

The myth or legend of the sunken continent of Atlantis (with the namesake concentric city) has been both fascinating as well as considered pseudo-science throughout the passage of time. Aside from the conventional location of the legendary sunken continent somewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean, numerous other locations across the world have been proposed, some…


Financial Lessons from the Great Depression

Looking Back to Move Forward The Great Depression remains one of the most challenging times in modern economic history. Families faced unemployment, businesses closed, and entire communities struggled to survive. Yet within the hardship came valuable lessons that continue to shape how we think about money and stability today. These lessons are not just about…


A Brief History Of Mu/Lemuria: Between Fact And Fiction

Stories about ancient lost continents have been fascinating and amazing throughout the passage of time. The stories or myths about the rise and fall of ancient lost civilisations which, according to legend, inhabited these submerged vast continents have fascinated mankind for a long time. Many of these stories have a common aspect regarding the downfall…