The true history of Rollo, the Viking from whom all current …
Sep 7, 2019 · This is Hrolf Ganger, known by the nickname of Rollo the Walker, a Norwegian Viking warlord who is considered the first Duke of Normandy. Rollo headed a group of Norwegians and Danes who, in addition to pillaging the coasts of the North Sea, served as mercenaries of whoever hired them. Exiled from the kingdom of Norway, he …
Lapulapu, the Filipino chief turned national hero who killed Magellan
Oct 6, 2022 · Others barely escaped, running through the water until exhaustion for almost a kilometer of low tide. The scene, watched helplessly from the boats, unable to use the cannons due to the excessive distance, was very similar to the one that would cost James Cook his life in Hawaii in 1779. It was said that Lapulapu was the one who killed Magellan ...
Albinoni's Adagio was composed by the Italian musicologist Remo ...
Feb 24, 2019 · Surely this is surprising because, after all, the famous Adagio in G minor is not only one of the best-known pieces of classical music but also one of the most popular among music lovers with a closely linked name of title and author: “Albinoni’s Adagio”. It is ironic, therefore, that in reality the work is not by that baroque composer but by a biographer of him who lived two centuries ...
Saigō Takamori: the true story of the last samurai
Jan 3, 2021 · The leader of the Meiji Revolution died in the last battle, but his courage was such that he won the admiration of all. His name was Saigō Takamori and for all that he was considered the last samurai or, at least, the last authentic one. The Last Samurai, you will remember, is also the title of a successful film whose plot narrates those events.
Devshirme, the recruitment of Christian children by the Ottoman …
Aug 18, 2020 · The first, called Kapıkulu Süvari (Cavalry of the Servants of the Sublime Gate), was an elite troop structured into six divisions and made up of the sipahi (a word derived from the Persian sepâhi), equivalent to the European knights.In other words, they were noble holders of a swindle (fiefdom) which, in a conceptual medieval survival, had been granted to them by the sultan in exchange for ...
La brújula: qué es y cómo funciona
May 19, 2005 · La brújula no se puede usar ni en el Polo Norte ni en el Polo Sur, debido a que la convergencia de las líneas de fuerza del campo magnético terrestre anula su funcionalidad y es incapaz de alinearse ni señalar correctamente el Norte.. Por qué se llama brújula? Cuando la brújula llegó a Europa durante el Renacimiento (siglo XIV) los europeos pensaron que funcionaba por brujería, y la ...
Brattahlíð, Erik the Red’s farm in Greenland - LBV Magazine English ...
Mar 31, 2019 · Erik the Red Monument in Qassiarsuk / photo Claire Rowland on Flickr. It is known that the last ship to return to Europe from Greenland arrived in Norway in 1410. As for Erik the Red, he died on his farm in 1003, due to the epidemic brought by a consignment of new settlers the previous year, which wreaked havoc throughout the area.
La Brújula Verde – Magazine Cultural Independiente
Encuentran evidencias de que la misteriosa energía oscura que impulsa la expansión del Universo se crea en el interior de los agujeros negros. En los primeros instantes del universo, hace casi 14 mil millones de años, ocurrió un fenómeno tan fascinante como misterioso. En el mismo momento en…. Arqueología.
When a Battalion Made Up of Colombians Fought in the Korean War
Jan 19, 2024 · When a Battalion Made Up of Colombians Fought in the Korean War. Yes, even though many may not know it, Colombia took part in the Korean War with a military contingent, and it did so as a combatant, the only one from a Latin American country, by the way (Cuba and El Salvador were also there but in a medical support role).
10 inventos y descubrimientos de la Antigua Grecia que han …
Oct 27, 2015 · 8. Reloj con alarma. También los griegos fueron los inventores del reloj con alarma. Pero las primeras alarmas usadas por los griegos nada tenían que ver con las actuales. Ellos utilizaban un mecanismo integrado para señalar la alarma que sonaría como ciertos órganos de agua o como guijarros cayendo sobre tambores.