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Ragnar Lothbrok: The Legendary Viking

Ragnar Lothbrok, there are few characters in Norse literature that can be deemed as legendary as him. He represents the ultimate Viking, the legendary warrior that conquers and raids, the hero that slays monsters in the name of love, feared Read more…

By Riccardo Polacci, 2 years2 years ago
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Emperor Trajan: The impossible dream

What if the Roman Empire spread from the forests of Caledonia, in Scotland, to the blazing sands of the Parthian deserts in Iran? What if Roman traders managed to do commerce from the Iberian peninsula to the Chinese Han Empire? Read more…

By Michele Leandro Polacci, 2 years2 years ago
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Eirik the Red: Why Greenland?

It is widely known that Eiríkr inn rauði (Erik the Red) was the first settler in Grænland (Greenland). There is the misconception, though, that he also discovered it or that settling there was a simple act of curiosity. Things may Read more…

By Riccardo Polacci, 2 years2 years ago
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Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir: The amazing story of the ‘far travelled’

Gudrid is one of the most known travellers of the Viking Age. Her adventures brought her from Greenland to Rome, from America to Norway. She gave birth to the firstborn European in America and her descendants are part of the Read more…

By Riccardo Polacci, 2 years2 years ago

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