King Arthur is definitely one of the most enigmatic historical personalities in British history. With his historicity debated amongst many scholars and mere passioned people alike, it is almost impossible to decide whether he actually existed or not. And even if he had existed, was he solely a founding myth or a folklore creation? Questions…
The island of Donan is a tidal island in the Western Scottish Highlands. At approximately one kilometre from the small village of Dornie there lies the picturesque, spectacular, and mesmerising Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most reputed medieval landmarks of Scotland. The island’s Scottish name (Eilean Donan) literally translates as ‘Island of Donn쎡n’, a…
‘Northmen: A Viking Saga‘ is a 2014 film directed by Claudio F쎤h. The film was produced by Swiss Elite Film Produktion AG (from Z쎼rich) in collaboration with Jumping Horse Film GmbH (from Hannover, Germany) and Two Oceans Production PTY Ltd. (from Cape Town, South Africa). ‘Northmen: A Viking Saga’ depicts the hectic voyage of a…
Below you can read a list of 10 important historical facts on the Anglo-Saxons, one of the most significant Germanic populations of the Middle Ages (namely Early Middle Ages). 10. The origins of the Anglo-Saxons and the Anglo-Saxon period The Anglo-Saxons were a confederation of Germanic peoples who initially lived in contemporary northern Germany, southern…
Normandy is a historical region located in contemporary northwestern France. It is renowned through its long standing historical legacy, as from late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages it had gradually been inhabited by Celts, Romans, and Germanic tribes, among which most notably were the Normans. The Roman Empire was ultimately forced to withdraw from…
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