World Digital Library History - Vikings Teaching Ideas Viking Longship Burning - A set of photos showing the burning of a Viking longship on the seafront at Arbroath in 2003. Contributed by a visitor. Vikings - Act out this story about a Viking family feud. <A HREF=" Oak Island Wikipedia article Oak Island is a 57-hectare (140-acre) island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 11 meters (36 feet) above sea level. Located 200 meters (660 feet) from shore and connected to the mainland by a modern causeway, the island is privately owned. Oak Island is noted as the location of the so-called Money Pit and the site of over 200 years of treasure hunting.[1] Repeated excavations have reported layers of apparently man-made artifacts as deep as 31 metres (102 ft), but ended in collapsed excavations and flooding. Critics argue that there is no treasure and that the pit is a natural phenomenon, likely a sinkhole.[2] The history of the island and the ongoing search for treasure are the subject of the reality television program The Curse of Oak Island, which premiered on the History Channel on January 5, 2014.[3] History of the Money Pit[edit] Early accounts[edit] [edit]
De svenska skatternas historia -en artikelserie av Susanne Löwnertz tidigare publicerad i RSV Info åren 1982 – 83 Förord Detta häfte innehåller en serie artiklar, som tidigare publicerats i riksskatteverkets informationstidning RSV Info under åren 1982 - 83. Författare har varit Susanne Löwnertz. Artiklarna behandlar översiktligt de svenska skatternas historia från allra första början och fram till den tidpunkt då vi fick det skattesystem vi har idag. Skatterna sätts in i sitt historiska sammanhang och artiklarna innehåller därför en hel del allmän historia eftersom avsikten har varit att göra framställningen lättillgänglig. Redaktör Björn Thärnström, RSV, har svarat för redigering bildurval och layout. Avsikten är att särtrycket ska ge skatteförvaltningens personal en inblick i gårdagens system för beskattning. Solna i april 1983 RIKSSKATTEVERKET Skatterna kom med den svenska statens uppkomst När den svenska staten uppkom fick landet sina första skatter, som gick till kungamaktens underhåll och krigståg. Fyrmannagärden
Primary History - Vikings David's sling and stones Artist’s conception of David and the giant, Goliath Archaeologists discover more evidence that confirms the Bible Here is what an ancient sling looked like. Many people think of ancient slings as not much more than toys. Bronze Age slingstones from Khirbet el-Maqatir (West Bank, Israel) Not naturally rounded, they all have evidence of being shaped by man. Archaeologists are finding evidence that confirms these biblical stories. At one excavation site in Israel, 10 miles north of Jerusalem, slingstones have been found in almost every area of the dig. "After three seasons of excavation, we have found nearly three dozen slingstones. The Art of Slinging Stones A sling such as David may have used. It is unclear when men first started slinging stones instead of throwing them. Ancient hand slings generally consisted of a single long strip of leather or woven wool, with a central “pocket” for the stone. Fast, accurate and deadly weapons Unarmored bodies were easily penetrated by sling stones.
Begreppet folkmord I den här artikeln visar Klas-Göran Karlsson, professor vid Historiska institutionen, Lunds universitet, hur folkmordsbegreppet kan leda till upprättelse för ett folk som blivit utsatt för folkmord. Men han vill också påvisa hur begreppet kan missbrukas för politiska och ideologiska syften. Begreppet folkmord, som svarar mot det internationellt vedertagna genocid, av grekiskans genos, ras eller stam, och latinets cide, mord, är i dag flitigt använt. Varianter som politicid, massmord på politiska oppositionsgrupper, ekocid, folkmord som resultat av miljöförstöring och democid, urskillningslöst massmord på ett lands hela befolkning, förekommer också ofta i offentlig debatt och analys. Den stora förekomsten av orden är naturligtvis och beklagligtvis ett tecken på att sådana storskaliga brutaliteter fortfarande äger rum.
Viking Longships - Children's British History Encyclopedia Many Vikings were good sailors because they lived close to rivers and fjords (sea inlets). They grew up from childhood able to use ships for fishing and travelling. A big Viking longship would be about 30 metres long and were made from overlapping planks of oak wood joined together with iron rivets (bits of metal hammered into holes). Each ship could carry 60 men. The sails were brightly coloured in stripes or diamond patterns. The Vikings loved to decorate their ships with fine wooden carvings. The ship was steered by means of a rudder, mounted on the side, near to the back of the ship. They used the: sun, moon and stars to help them navigate. The Vikings gave their ships names like: Long Serpent, Raven of the Wind or Snake of the Sea.
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* 101 Viking Facts from the History Specialists 1. Vikings were very clean people (at least by comparison to other people at the time!). 2. A Viking's most treasured weapon was his sword. They were handed down generations via inheritance, were often named and could be inscribed with runes by talented smiths to magically increase their power. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. Content on our site can be reproduced for educational purposes.
ORB: Iron and Steel Production in the Middle Ages {*style:<b><i>Medieval Science and Technology: Original Essays </i></b>*} Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology University of Toronto Iron is one of the most useful metals ever discovered, but it is also one of the more difficult metals to understand in history, especially in medieval history. Pure, unadulterated iron is only moderately hard, as anyone who has bent a nail with a hammer can attest. Cast iron, on the other hand, is enormously strong. Steel, iron with a small amount of carbon dissolved inside its structure, combines the best of both worlds. Carbon is the major variable that distinguishes between wrought iron, steel, and cast iron. The job of the smelting furnace is to reduce the metal from its chemically combined state to a metallic state. The smelting furnace has two tools to bring about this transformation: heat and carbon. The temperature inside the furnace is a critical variable. The bloomery type of smelter must produce wrought iron.