Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Here are some of the popular and/or interesting questions from the last week, which did not get an answer yet.

/u/kaligula2006 would like to know what kind of evidence would make woman a harlot in they eyes of Frankish court of law

/u/dandan_noodles ponders why did Bronze age civilizations arose mostly in places without large natural deposits of precious metals

/u/chikindiner asks why was it important for a cow to be milked on a plane, in the 1930s

Let’s look back at the theme of the week! What did we learn about historical refugees? (please, jump in, if I missed anything!):

Whelp, so far it seems that only /u/CaptainPyjamaShark and /u/neoprodi discussed Russian refugees in Europe after the revolution. Very much worth reading!

So yesterday and today I'm getting around to answering some questions I pegged that went unanswered but I didn't have time to tackle. Check it out here, because these suckers are weeks old and won't make the front page no way, no how. (And because the history is interesting, and that's why it took me a while to flesh out good answers):

• Historicizing Contemporary Questions About the "Politicization" of the Supreme Court

Is it true that the viking attack on Lindisfarne was an act of revenge for the cutting of a sacred oak somewhere in northern Germany? I asked about this here.

The rundown:

• /u/gtferinyes on ["The US military, in 1939, numbered fewer than 400,000. Were there concerns that this wouldn't be enough for future conflicts?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5tncjr/the_us_military_in_1939_numbered_fewer_than/ddnw9o7/?context=3

• /u/restricteddata on "How can i best distinguish between what is fact and what is interpretation/conclusion by a historian when reading a book or article?"

• /u/Shadowssheddingskin on "Slavery in Canada: How extensive was it, and how 'big a deal' was it for the Social/Cultural environment?"