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The aftermath of the Battle of Manzikert (1071): What really brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees - Medievalists.net
The real challenge for the Empire in the aftermath of Manzikert lay in the mad scramble for power in Constantinople.
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A quote against worry and sleepless nights, from the medieval poem Hávamál (Sayings of the High One).
Odin (from Hávamál)
Odin (Norse god) “The stupid man stays awake all night and worries about everything; he’s tired out when the morning comes and all’s just as bad as it was.” This quot…
Magic Rings in Norse Mythology
Elements of Norse mythology abound in The Lord of the Rings, and none is so compelling as the ring itself. The One Ring is reminiscent of magic rings in Norse lore, especially Odin’s Draupnir or Andva...
Magi
The Magi are the visitors who came to Bethlehem to worship the newly-born Jesus of Nazareth in the gospel of Matthew (2:1-2). ‘Magi’ is a transliteration of the Greek magos from old Persian magus (
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King Athelstan - Historic UK
Son of Edward the Elder and grandson of Alfred the Great, Athelstan was the first king of all England...
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Gorgias’ On Nature (On the Non-Existent)
Gorgias of Leontini (l. c. 427 BCE) was a famous Greek Sophist who claimed that nothing exists and, even if it does, its nature cannot be understood and, even if it could be, one is not able to commun...
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Isaiah-Prophet, Book, and Message
We know little about Isaiah the person but much about his time, the composition of his book, and his message. Of all this, what accounts for his enduring importance?
Macedonian Colonization Under Philip II
Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) envisaged a broad Macedonian kingdom and his colonial expansion resulted in the forging of an empire that his son Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) would use as.....
