On Dec 31, 8:41 pm, "Jason P" <jasp...@gmail.com> wrote: "John T." <gaijins...@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:920937a6-5b40-46a0-8b2f-1d3b48b421a0@h11g2000prf.googlegroups.com... On Dec 31, 6:13 am, "Jason P" <jasp...@gmail.com> wrote: Vikings in Greenland Greenland was first settled in 985 by Eric the Red who had been forced to fleea Viking settlement
On Dec 31, 6:13 am, "Jason P" <jasp...@gmail.com> wrote: Vikings in Greenland Greenland was first settled in 985 by Eric the Red who had been forced to fleea Viking settlement in nearby Iceland. According to legend, he called the place "Greenland," because he thought men would be drawn there if it had a pleasant name. Twenty-five ships of colonists later set out to join him
roger.pearse@googlemail.com wrote: On 25 Mar, 17:05, Christopher Ingham <christophering...@comcast.net> wrote: An offhand remark of mine in another thread, "The Middle Ages is not particularly well-known as a period with a keen interest in classical antiquity," was vehemently disputed by a medievalist. I still maintain that the preserved corpus of ancient literature, apart from
Christopher Ingham wrote: This new thread is an attempt to stimulate a discussion in the area of ancient history, as the threads in this NG recently seem to have been overwhelmingly about religious, mythological, and supernatural topics. First, the answer to your thread title question is both. BTW, I always enjoy people who admit they "out of my element" and then turn around and are
Inside the amazing cave city that housed 25,000 Allied troops under German noses in WWI By ROBERT HARDMAN - The wax is still melted on to the chalk pillar which served as an Easter Sunday altar for the men of the Suffolk Regiment more than 90 years ago. Old helmets are scattered around the floor. A heap of cans, including a tin of Turnwrights Toffee Delight, lies alongside a collection
