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The first Europeans to visit America
“In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean…



1066 and the Great Invasion in the North
The "North"? Yes, perhaps the greatest invasion of England ever,…

The Vikings: Life and Legend
I had been looking forward to the opening of the new exhibition…

How Christian were the Vikings?
Isolated religious communities were easy prey for the Vikings. The lure of gold and silver ornaments in monasteries, nunneries and churches was irresistible to the Norsemen. Yet many Vikings professed to be Christian. So why did they not respect other Christians?

Vikings and the Hereafter
Vikings had a reputation as fearless fighters. It was said that…
