Especially The Great Vowel Shift. How do we know the sounds changed at all?

Says it all in the title, at what point did Norse Paganism cease to exist in Scandinavia? What contributed to its death? And just how long did it take to die out? Were there Pagans who lived in Christian Scandinavia? Did the Scandinavian Christians recognize the old gods, or old ways at all?

Poor title, I suppose.

America entered WWII in reaction to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Without that attack, America(seemingly) had no real interest in saving Europe from Hitler's conquest.

I can't personally see this being a good move on America's part. Letting an empire like Hitler's take over Europe.

Why did they not see it as a threat or at least a bad thing for America? Would it have really been a bad thing for America?

if you can only answer one its fine.

There is a very popular computer game called Crusader Kings II. As far as I know, it is the game that tries the hardest to represent a feudal society and the liege/vassals relations (although, obviously, it takes several liberties).

In it you have the option to propose a "matrilineal marriage" that is, all the children born from that marriage are to be considered part of the mother's dynasty instead of the father's. This option is mainly used to prevent family names from disappearing due to the lack of male descendents, or in some cases, to maintain a certain family as the head of a monarchy.

Is this just a gameplay mechanic or does this have some historical accuracy?

Note: A very similar question has been posted here nine months ago, but it recieved no answers.

As in: they started with territory A, then after time acquired territory B and then lost the whole territory A but kept on developing in territory B

And sorry for the lousy english if I have many mistakes.

For example, Albania and Bosnia are two countries with a muslim majority, while their neighbors: Greece, Serbia, Croatia etc.. Are predominantly Orthodox or Catholic.

Also, did the Ottomans convert people using force? Or simply through taxes? (Muslims payed fewer taxes).

I've absolutely loved History, particularly Eastern European, for as long as I can remember. I'm getting to the age where colleges and career paths are really starting to become a real thing, rather than just ideas. Which schools would have the best programs for my situation? I'd prefer to stay in North America, but I'm open to anything at all.

So I am doing a documentary for my college documentary class and I was looking for historian to skype and answer a few questions about the crash and the resurgence of consoles. Also if you live near berks county, PA I would love to interview you in person.

Also if you happen to have any informal videos or articles on the crash I would love to see them!

I was wondering what officially brought about the end of the caste system and, if possible, where I could read more about it online?

I've always learned that during the Spanish conquest of the Americas that the native populations were plagued by diseases native to the Spanish, such as smallpox, because they had never built immunity to such diseases. Aside from the emergence of syphilis in Europe that seems to have originated from Latin America there does not seem to be any diseases that plagued the Spanish. I would imagine that the large empires of the Aztecs or Incas must of had some diseases within them, and there is no reason that the Spanish should have been exposed to these diseases beforehand, so I am having trouble understanding why the Spanish were not hampered by a Latin American disease in the same way.