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Finding Beowulf: Is Some of the Famous Anglo- Saxon Heroic Epic Based on Truth?
The Bodiless God of Wisdom: Mimir in Norse Mythology
The Bodiless God of Wisdom: Mimir in Norse Mythology | Ancient Origins
At the end of the Aesir-Vanir War, Mimir is exchanged as a hostage and taken b the Aesir. ( Public domain ) Described in the Prose and Poetic Eddas , the nature of the Aesir and Vanir’s relationship pre-war is vague.Most sources agree that there was a period called the Golden Age where both clans interacted with one each other peacefully, engaging in games and sports among themselves. www.ancient-origins.net
Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula?
Maria Balsa, Daughter of the Dragon: The Long- Lost Illegitimate Child of Vlad the Impaler?
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Finding Beowulf: Is Some of the Famous Anglo-Saxon Heroic Epic Based on Truth? | Ancient Origins
Beowulf is possibly the most famous example of Anglo-Saxon literature. The heroic epic was created between the 8th-11th century and is set in Scandinavia. In the tale, Beowulf helps the king of the Danes, Hroðgar, by defeating a monstrous being called Grendel. www.ancient-origins.net
Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula? | Ancient Origins
In 1897, Bram Stoker, an Irish writer, wrote a novel called Dracula, which has since become one of the classics of the Gothic horror genre.Despite the fact that Dracula is a fictional character, Stoker did not pull him out of thin air. www.ancient-origins.net
Maria Balsa, Daughter of the Dragon: The Long-Lost Illegitimate Child of Vlad the Impaler? | Ancient Origins
The family tree of Vlad III Tepe, the Impaler (Image: Courtesy Dr Roberto Volterri). The second son of Vlad, this time a legitimate son, was Mircea, whose traces were lost in 1483 i the city of Buda after having served the Catholic bishop of Oradea, John Filipecz. www.ancient-origins.net
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