Month: August 2021

Photo: Library and Archives Canada/e004665218 PreviousNext By Adam Shoalts March 8, 2011 One of the strangest and least known chapters in North American history is surely the story of Greenland’s Norse (Vikings) and the Thule people (Inuit). The standard narrative of North American history is turned on its head here, where centuries ago a Native… Continue reading Reverse Colonialism – How the Inuit Conquered the Vikings | Canadian Geographic

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon Lisbon (/ˈlɪzbən/; Portuguese: Lisboa; [liʒˈboɐ] (listen))[4] is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 508,368[1] within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2.[5] Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.0 million people, being the 10th-most populous urban area in… Continue reading Lisbon – Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visigoths The Visigoths (/ˈvɪzɪɡɒθs/; Latin: Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity, or what is known as the Migration Period. The Visigoths emerged from earlier Gothic groups, including a large… Continue reading Visigoths – Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merovingian_dynasty The Merovingian dynasty (/ˌmɛrəˈvɪndʒiən/) was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751.[1] They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gaulish Romans under their rule. They conquered most of… Continue reading Merovingian dynasty – Wikipedia

http://sinclair.quarterman.org/ca-ns.html ClanSinclair GroupsLairdSponsor: Clan Sinclair Society of Nova Scotia This group is active in celebrating the 600th anniversary of Prince Henry Sinclair's visit to North American in 1398. For example, it has built an interpretative memorial to Prince Henry's Atlantic Voyage in 1398 overlooking Guysborough Harbour in Nova Scotia, thought to be Prince Henry's landfall… Continue reading Clan Sinclair Society of Nova Scotia

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/st-columba-wasn-t-the-first-to-settle-on-iona-xltnk89rf null St Columba wasn’t the first to settle on Iona Iona Abbey was founded by St Columba in AD563. The latest archaeological find proves that he did not “discover” the islandGETTY IMAGES Mike MerrittFriday August 19 2016, 12.01am BST, The Times Famous for centuries as a centre of Gaelic monasticism and as the home… Continue reading St Columba wasn’t the first to settle on Iona | Scotland | The Times

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona_Abbey Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. Iona Abbey Location within ScotlandEstablished563 CELocationIsle of Iona PA76 6SQ, United KingdomWebsitehttps://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/iona-abbey-and-nunnery/ Iona Abbey Panoramic view It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was… Continue reading Iona Abbey – Wikipedia