
The Germanic Settlers in Britain
According to archaeologists, and contrary to popular belief, the Germanic settlers were groups of farmers who had migrated to Britain in search of more fertile land. […]
According to archaeologists, and contrary to popular belief, the Germanic settlers were groups of farmers who had migrated to Britain in search of more fertile land. […]
Based on DNA and archaeological studies, we know that England was ‘settled’ by different groups of migrants. These migrants then coalesced to form a new kingdom, the so-called Anglo-Saxon England. […]
Under Emperor Claudius’ rule, the Romans invaded Britain in 44 AD, and the Britons of the lowland south and east were quickly converted to a Roman way of life. […]
Based on evidence from Roman times, archaeologists have speculated that one of the reasons for the fall of Roman Britain was its economic collapse. […]
The Poetic Edda and Snorri’s Prose Edda have differences when telling the same story. Such differences sometimes involve including different characters and backstories as well. […]
Norse myths may frustrate modern audiences as they are used to consistent narratives that always try to have reasonable explanations. Norse myths are dreamlike stories that sometimes defy reasoning. […]
The accounts of Charlemagne’s life are at times biased as they give us Charlemagne’s side of the story. However, they do provide a lot of information about Charlemagne and his reign. […]
Charlemagne was much praised by his contemporaries. In fact, there is even a prize in his name for those who work toward the unification of the peoples of Europe. However, not everyone has shared the same opinion about the ‘father of Europe’.. […]
For more than 300 years, starting from 476, there had been a multitude of kings and kingdoms in Europe. All this changed when Charlemagne was crowned the emperor of western Europe in 800. […]
China was a huge and powerful economy from 600-1700 C.E. A lot of it was because of effective irrigation techniques, a taxable farm surplus, and proper civil administration policies. […]
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