I'd like to clear out that I don't know much about this war and my knowledge comes from Vikings/The Last Kingdom/Ck2.
During the Medieval Ages the global language was Latin, but as far as I know the Danes were very apart from the rest of Europe and had no knowledge of Latin. Am I wrong here? Did they communicate through Latin, did the Danes teach a prisoner to act as a translator, what was the deal?

I guess I'm wondering what the oldest known containers are, where they're from, how old they are, etc. People talk about stone tools and instruments like they're really old, but wouldn't things like baskets/backpacks/etc. be likelier to deteriorate over time?

Obviously the more balanced and up-to-date the better. Thanks!

I understand that traditionally, the fall of the Roman Empire was after the death of the last emperor. What I'm curious about is the time period after this; obviously the entire empire didn't just disappear off the face of the Earth so what happened? Any readings on this time would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to learn more

I don't know if this is the sub for this question but my girlfriend and I were watching Saving Private Ryan and during the d-day landing scene she asked if the allies had taken this idea from another time period like The Middle Ages and I respond that I had no idea. I was wondering did the allies take influence for the d-day landing from any historical battles ?

Is there anything that made gold such a valuable metal other than its physical appearance? If gold isn't as resourceful as other metals why has its kept it value through history?

I'm curious to whether it is just coincidence or if there is a link between them.

To expand on that question, what language did Christopher Columbus speak to them in when he had an audience with them? My understanding is that Columbus' native language would be some Genoese dialect of Ligurian, correct?

I would assume that Ferdinand's native tongue was Aragonese (or perhaps Catalan?) and Isabelle's would have been Castillian. What language would they speak to one another in? Did Ferdinand have a working knowledge of Castillian, did Isabella speak Aragonese or did they use another language as an intermediary, like Latin? Also, was Arabic ever used in the Catholic Monarch's court?

Evening all.

I'm looking for any sites in or around the City of York that are related to the War of the Roses for a short piece.

Hoping a few WotR experts might be able to help out!

Cheers in advance .

Hello all! I just finished the book Rebel Yell about Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and was fascinated by the friendly fire incident that ultimately contributed to his death. Did the troops that opened fire upon he and his fellow officers and staff members suffer any punishment or social backlash for the accident? Are there any records of one of the soldiers expressing what I assume must have been a deep remorse for the mistake? Thanks!

I got really angry and sick reading about Unit 731 and am wondering if there was any point to such barbarism it at all.

And, obviously, pretty much all of their unethical (to say the least) experiments on human beings would definitely not be allowed in today's world (I hope).

Were there any theories that were confirmed, discoveries of new technology, newly found symptoms, etc? Experiments from any branch of science, including psychology?

If so, were human experiments really necessary to achieve them?

There was that animated Beowulf movie a few years back (the one where Angelina Jolie voiced Grendel's mother) where, as an old king, Beowulf, with contempt in his voice, pronounced "the age of heroes is over" and now it was all about "weeping martyrs." I get the impression that a lot of Asatru/heavy metal types in Scandinavia and elsewhere have a similar view: better to honor the gods of your warrior ancestors than a god who was too weak and submissive to thwart capture and execution (and then the whole Nietzschean ressentiment thing, etc.).

Were there ever any instances known to history where northern pagans had such a reaction when presented with Christianity? Or is this simply a recent construction?

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Was there a level? What caused them to be sent to Australia instead of staying in English prison?

I've always wondered how the government operated in Ancient Egypt. I know that the Pharaoh was at the top and there was some sort of noble system, but how was it actually run and done?

Might be a weird question.

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When exactly was the ritual of rerum repetitio, the act of declaring war, performed RE the First Punic War? I know that Appius Claudius Caudex pretty much declared it informally on Rome's first mission over to Messina. But doesn't it still involve a fetial priest chucking a spear into enemy territory?