One of the most spectacular sites in Scotland, Edinburgh Castle is known to have been located on the Castle Rock since at least the round of the 12th century, during the time of King David I of Scotland, being as such one of the oldest medieval fortresses in Britain. The site on which the castle…
Europe has always been a melting pot of a wide range of diverse and unique civilisations, cultures, and languages. Genetic studies clearly reveal those things and showcase the formation of the European nations as we know them today. The peoples of these nations are formed themselves from a mixture of other ethnic groups which once…
The Rock of Cashel, a reputed historic site comprising a complex of spectacular Celtic buildings, is one of the most fantastic medieval constructions in Ireland. It is situated in southern Ireland, more specifically in the small town of Cashel, County Tipperary. According to the legend, it is said to have originated in the Devil’s Bit,…
Below are represented 10 distinct maps which showcase the languages spoken in Europe. According to the mainstream linguistic classification, in Europe there are 6 major Indo-European language families, namely Romance, Slavic, Germanic, Baltic, Celtic, and Hellenic (alongside a non-Indo-European family, specifically the Finno-Ugric linguistic branch which comprises Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian). Beside the aforementioned branches,…
Origins: Who Actually Were The Norsemen? Since ancient times, Scandinavia was the homeland of the Norsemen. The Norsemen (also referred to in many medieval texts as Northmen, ‘Nordmanni’, or ‘Dani’; nowadays broadly known as ‘Vikings’) were a congregation of Germanic tribes that initially lived in Northern Europe, more specifically in the areas corresponding to the…
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