(Die) Repser Burg or Reps (also known in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect as R쎤ppes, in Romanian as Rupea, and in Hungarian as K양halom) is a Transylvanian Saxon citadel located in Bra좙ov county (Kreis Kronstadt as it is known in German/Hochdeutsch), south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. In late Antiquity, on the site on which the citadel was subsequently…
Sigurd I Magnusson (subsequently known under his eponym the Crusader) or Sigurd Jorsalfare as he is known in Norwegian was King of Norway from 1103 to 1130 and was one of the most notable Norwegian kings of all time. He ruled the Kingdom of Norway together with his half-brothers 쎘ystein and Olaf during the early…
The Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Birth쎤lm (known in Romanian as Biserica fortificat쒃 din Biertan) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Sibiu County, southern Transylvania, central Romania. Along with six other fortified churches (five Saxon ones and a Sz쎩kely one), it is part of UNESCO’s list of ‘Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania‘….
The Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Wei쎟kirch (Romanian: Biserica foritficat쒃 din Viscri) is one of the most spectacular medieval monuments in Transylvania, with a rich history, a well preserved structure as well as a well deserved UNESCO World Heritage Site status. It is located in Bra좙ov county, south-eastern Transylvania and together with the surrounding village…
While most of the people with a certain knowledge regarding Iceland would consider that the Icelanders are solely descended from the Norse colonists who settled there during the 9th and 10th centuries, it must be mentioned that their genetic structure is not entirely Scandinavian in origin. The contemporary Icelanders are as such descended from both…
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