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The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester — 01 Jun 2022

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

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The medieval jester has become an iconoclastic figure in society, regularly appearing in the TV shows, films, and video-games of the modern era. The classic jester, replete with flamboyant colorful dress and a nimble wit to match, was a popular...
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The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester — 01 Jun 2022

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

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The medieval jester has become an iconoclastic figure in society, regularly appearing in the TV shows, films, and video-games of the modern era. The classic jester, replete with flamboyant colorful dress and a nimble wit to match, was a popular...
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Christopher Columbus, map of the New World and Dante Alighieri (Deriv) — 25 May 2022

Discovering The New World: The Papacy’s Backing Of Dante And Columbus

By Alessandro Mori...

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A concerning trend has broken out in the world: that of rewriting history to one's liking by acclaiming or tarnishing historical figures of whom very little is actually known. For more than 30 years, the journalist, poet and writer Ruggero Marino...
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Christopher Columbus, map of the New World and Dante Alighieri (Deriv) — 25 May 2022

Discovering The New World: The Papacy’s Backing Of Dante And Columbus

By Alessandro Mori...

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A concerning trend has broken out in the world: that of rewriting history to one's liking by acclaiming or tarnishing historical figures of whom very little is actually known. For more than 30 years, the journalist, poet and writer Ruggero Marino...
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Hera and her pet peacocks. Juno and Argus by Peter Paul Rubens (circa 1611) Wallraf-Richartz-Museum (Public Domain) — 20 May 2022

Elephants, Eels, Fawns and Ravens: Ancient Lives Of Beloved Exotic Pets

By MartiniF

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Unlike Aristotle who viewed animals as irrational creatures with lower moral standing, sent to earth solely to serve humans, Pythagoras regarded them highly and proposed that animals had reincarnated human souls. When Pythagoras saw someone beating...
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Hera and her pet peacocks. Juno and Argus by Peter Paul Rubens (circa 1611) Wallraf-Richartz-Museum (Public Domain) — 20 May 2022

Elephants, Eels, Fawns and Ravens: Ancient Lives Of Beloved Exotic Pets

By MartiniF

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Unlike Aristotle who viewed animals as irrational creatures with lower moral standing, sent to earth solely to serve humans, Pythagoras regarded them highly and proposed that animals had reincarnated human souls. When Pythagoras saw someone beating...
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Baldr’s death by Odin is sitting in the middle of the Æsir by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckerberg. Yggdrasil and the three Norns can be seen in the background. (1817) Charlottenborg Palace (Public Domain) — 19 May 2022

Seidr Norse Magic And Noaidi Shamans Shaping Destinies

By ashley cowie

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Controlling outcomes, steering destiny and reversing fate in ancient times was all about spells and old-school hands-on magic. Practitioners in ancient Greek and Rome commonly used ‘binding spells’ to affect the outcomes of trade transactions,...
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Baldr’s death by Odin is sitting in the middle of the Æsir by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckerberg. Yggdrasil and the three Norns can be seen in the background. (1817) Charlottenborg Palace (Public Domain) — 19 May 2022

Seidr Norse Magic And Noaidi Shamans Shaping Destinies

By ashley cowie

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Controlling outcomes, steering destiny and reversing fate in ancient times was all about spells and old-school hands-on magic. Practitioners in ancient Greek and Rome commonly used ‘binding spells’ to affect the outcomes of trade transactions,...
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Ancient Legacy And Future Applications Of Glass — 13 May 2022

Ancient Legacy And Future Applications Of Glass

By ashley cowie

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Today, glass is a mundane material mostly used in construction but in history it was among the treasures of kings and their royal dynasties. The history of glass-making dates back to at least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia (Iraq), however, some...
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Ancient Legacy And Future Applications Of Glass — 13 May 2022

Ancient Legacy And Future Applications Of Glass

By ashley cowie

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Today, glass is a mundane material mostly used in construction but in history it was among the treasures of kings and their royal dynasties. The history of glass-making dates back to at least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia (Iraq), however, some...
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