Bloody medieval battles

On July 22, 1361, King Valdemar IV of Denmark sent an army of 2500 men ashore on Gotland's west coast. Gotland is an island that lies just ninety kilometers from the Swedish mainland, and for many centuries it played a dominant role in trade between Europe and Russia. Its walled town of Visby had been a member of the Hanseatic League since 1280. This league protected the economic interests...

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Amazing Viking axe

In 1868 a farmer began to dig into the mound Bjerringhøj at Mammen near Viborg. During this work he chanced upon an unusually richly-furnished grave, which has become known as the grave from Mammen. A magnate was buried in the grave during the winter of 970-71 AD. He was given an expensive costume, a ceremonial axe with inlaid silver decoration and a large wax candle.The buried man lay upon a bed...

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3500 years old amber bear amulet

The amber bear amulet was found in 1887 in a peat bog near Slupsk,Poland. When the figure was examined it turned out to be the amulet of a bear hunter, originating from the Neolithic period. It was dated at between 1700 B.C. and 650 B.C. Since the researchers were not precise regarding the age of the find, we can assume this figure is over three thousand years old. The original did not stay long...

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Bored Viking on Gokstad Ship (1100 years ago)

Are you ever bored? What do you then? What would you do if you were Viking sailing for days on a small ship?Life of a Viking was... monotonous. Living in small towns, looking after their farms and preparing for another military campaign. When they were ready, they went on their warships to sail for many days. One of the most amazing artifacts ever found is barely visible. On two wooden...

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Roman slave collar

In the Museo Nazionale Romano–Terme di Diocleziano in Rome is aniron neck ring with a bronze tag attached. Five lines of mysterious text were carved on it:FVGITENEMECVMREVOCVVERISMEˇDMˇ ZONINOACCIPISSOLIDVM ⸙Expanded and punctuated, this inscription reads “Fugi, tene me. Cumrevoc(a)veris me d(omino) m(eo) Zonino, accipis solidum” After translating we can discover one of the most amazing artifacts...

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Amazing statue of Lector Priest Kaaper, 5500 years old

Sheikh el-Beled, was an ancient Egyptian scribe and priest who lived between the late 4th Dynasty and the early 5th Dynasty (around 2500 BCE). Despite his rank being not among the highest, he is well known for his famous wooden statue. Little is known of Kaaper's life; his titles were lector priest and army scribe of the King, the latter possibly linked to some military campaigns in Palestine.His...

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The breastplate of cuirassier 23 years old Antoine Fraveau, struck and killed by a canonball. June, 1815, serving Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo

He was just 23 when a deadly cannonball struck him during one of the Waterloo skirmishes. He served as a of Napoleon's heavy cavalrymen during "The Hundred Days."  The Waterloo campaign is referred to as The Hundred Days, because such is the amount of time between Napoleon's return to France after his escape from the island of Elba and his final  defeat near the small town of Waterloo, Belgium. ...

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