A haven for pirates
If you like books and movies about pirates and their adventures you probably heard the name Tortuga many times. In the last movie trilogy Pirates of t... read more
2 months ago
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Abbess of Quedlinburg - Musician, Composer and Princess
In my blog entries, I describe mostly outstanding creative people who had God given talents in spite of the harsh times that they were living. Luckily... read more
5 months ago
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Amazing coincidence
Everything seemed fine, but Antipater's former close relationship with the Olympias greatly deteriorated. Ancient Greeks used to say that Olympi... read more
2 months ago
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Ancient origin of supermen
During the Middle Ages the name was sometimes used to denote Greenland, Svalbard, or Iceland. A municipality in North Greenland was even formerly name... read more
4 months ago
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Belief in magic from the perspective of history
I was always interested in the ancient belief in magic from the perspective of history. It was always amazing to learn how different cultures tried t... read more
3 weeks ago
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Bells of Ys
Ys is a Celtic word for a mythical city. According to the legend it was built in in the Douarnenez bay in Brittany by Gradlon, King of Cornouaille, fo... read more
4 months ago
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Cheating King of Aragon
King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona Alfonso II was a noted poet and composer of his time and a close friend of King Richard the Lionheart. He also p... read more
5 months ago
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Controversial tale
One of the most controversial tales of inner-Earth-dwellers is the so-called Shaver Mystery. In 1945 a story was published by some Richard Shaver, who... read more
4 months ago
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Creative Women in the Middle Ages
In the twelfth century there was the rise of the city in Europe, along with the rise in trade, travel, and universities. These changes in society also... read more
4 months ago
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Cult of Alexander the Great
Before I go on with what happened after the death of Alexander the Great, I would like to mention his influence on other nations of the world. Alexand... read more
2 months ago
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