The Kven people (Finnic ethnic minority in Norway) are mentioned in the travelling accounts of Norwegian seafarer Ohthere in 871 - 99. And a small Kven settlement is shown in The map of Scandinavia by Olaus Magnus from 1539.

My questions are: Would they have been practicing the indigenous pagan religion of Finland prior to converting to christianity or Old Norse religion? When did they convert to Christianity? And would they have been considered "pagan" (hedning) in medieval Norway? I would be greatful for any possible information on this.

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I'm currently writing a story inspired by the High Middle Ages and the main character is a viking. I want to know if there's anything that was considered cruel during raids or war in general according to their beliefs and morality; something that could make my character feel regret or could leave him traumatized.

Unfortunately, I can't find any information about it and all I've learned is that vikings just didn't have a concept of evilness (the way most modern people understand it) besides "Niðingr", which was more like a way to shame the cowards. As far as I understand, they didn't perceive murdering as an act of cruelty.

Now, I know that humans are all unique and complex, so every individual can have their own boundaries, but I was wondering if there was something like a "war crime" in norse culture and religion.

So first things first. My grandfather was a nazi. I'm not proud of it, but I'm not ashamed of it. I barely knew the guy.

My grandmother passed a couple of years ago. Among her things there was a couple of albums and a few pictures from my grandfather's time in Nasjonal Samling (National Union/Unity, Norway's nazi party) and NS Arbeidstjeneste (voluntary work force) during WW2. Also a couple of shoulder distinctions from the NS Arbeidstjeneste. No one in my family seemed to care for them so I snatched them up. I mean, I don't think this side of WW2 history has been documented very well. I don't condone what he did, but there's got to be some historic value to this right? Could you direct me to someone who might be interested?

TL;DR: Grandpa was a nazi. What to do with pictures?

I am attempting to write a paper on the Occult's use in WW2, focusing on their attempts to use the occult to win the war. I know about their attempt to use crystals to find British Battleships but what else did they do?

As I'm sure many of us have been taught in school at some point(?), the transmission of classical greek works was what ushered in the revival of academic and artistic thought in western Europe, thus subsequently birthing the Renaissance. It was increased contact with the East, more specifically Byzantium and the early Islamic empires, which would make the west rediscover ancient Greece, since both the byzantines and the muslims held the Greek scholars in high esteem and produced vast amounts of translated copies from ancient works.

How accurate is this narrative really? And what role did the church play, if any, in suppressing the works of ancient Greek philosophers and historians? Why did the fall of the western roman empire result in a form of amnesia as it pertained to the forebears of European civilization?

I usually have the problem that can't find many books on topics I am interested in. For example: If I want books about Mongolia, I can search at an online books store, and I'll find some books, but if had know specific titles, or certain historians, I would have found more, or more specialized. Not only the one that are available to that certain bookstore. Does anyone have experience with this problem? Or there any websites where you can search for a topic in general, and it shows you all the books that have been wirten about said topic?

Thank you for your help, greetings from Germany.

So, I recently looked up a Russian music playlist on spotify, and one thing led to another, and now I want to know more about the different music being produced in Russia, especially during different times in the Soviet union.

1. What would the radio be playing during the revolution? Who was the most famous artist during this time period, what was the most famous genre and what were some notable works?
2. I'm a Russian teenager, and I recently heard that Stalin is being replaced. What sort of music is playing in the background? Who are some prominent artists, popular genres and what are some notable works?
3. Given the censorship which took place, were their dissident musicians? Did anybody get away with making music critical of the USSR, and is that music still available?
4. News just came that the Berlin wall has been felled- I'm an old man now. I change the radio channel. What music would be playing? Was rock, punk, synth, etc. popular? Was this music affected by the west, how much?

I understand that music is very subjective, and that reddit isn't a place where I could expect to learn all the nuances involved in learning about such a complex topic, but I'd love if someone could shed light on this.

Also, please drop some recommendations- what is your favorite composition that Soviet Russia produced?

I’d just like some clarifying info. Bed-wetting sounds like a reason you can’t go off to war, not oversee your sons’ education. So yeah any details would be nice.

I have always wondered whether historians need to be detached from their field of study. Should historians studying the history of a particular culture or empire be allowed to comment on whether they were too violent, too " backwards" , too bigoted , not tolerant enough stuff like that?

Same goes for the elevated railways. Did the Ford and GM corporations really lobby cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC to tear up streetcars and elevated railways to free up roads for cars and buses?

Although it is my understanding that the names Istanbul and Constantinople are both of Greek origin, its hard to imagine the latter having not been of immense cultural and historical significance to the native Greeks of Turkey, especially to those who knew the city as home.

With this in mind, it moreover seems oddly suspicious that the decision to officially and permenantly retire the name Constantinople convienently coincided with a time when nearly all of Turkey’s remaining Greek population just so happened to live in the city. (see Lausanne Treaty). Perhaps I’m being overly cynical, but surely this cannot be purely coincidence, no?

All that said, how did the Greek populace actually feel about the decision? Were they upset or did they not even really care?

George Washington's death was associated with bloodletting, and the wikipedia article suggests bloodletting persisted through the 19th century. But how common was it? Were there bloodletting enthusiasts/skeptics? And for how long was it common?

I confess that I'm asking this question partly to have a data point for de-mystifying the Founding Fathers, or at least for putting their political views in context.

Hello,

In my history class, my teacher indicates that Stalin stopped the blockade of Berlin in May 1949 because the Americans had found a way to bypass it by an air bridge.

Yet if we consider the excessive cost of the air transport, why Stalin did not continue the blockade indefinitely, which would eventually exhaust the Americans even more?

I mean, even if the blockade was ineffective it cost the USSR nothing but cost the Americans a lot.

I am currently preparing for my A-Level History coursework and will be writing about the causes of WW1. Problem is, one of my factors, Austria-Hungary, is almost always written about within the context of Germany influencing their actions. Does anyone know of any historians who have blamed Austria-Hungary for the start of WW1?