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18 Terrifying and Impressive Historic Weapons
... steel weapon, c. 18th century ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain) Italian fauchard, c. 1525 AD. This is a ... in western European countries ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain) Mace Made for Henry II of France, c. ... ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain). Top image: Fantasy weapon set. Source: Zaleman / Adobe Stock By Joanna ...
Joanna Gillan - 12/11/2022 - 18:00
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Necropolis in Turkey Reveals the Iron Age Burial Customs of the Urartu
... team consists of anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, city planners and restorers. While the work ... with a substantial amount of jewelry, which included a “fantasy novel like” dragon-headed bracelet on one upper ...
Sahir - 23/09/2021 - 18:41
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Flat Wrong: The Misunderstood History of Flat Earth Theories
... They? But if the flat Earth serves as a kind of myth or fantasy for those who believe in it, there are also myths ...
ancient-origins - 03/01/2019 - 02:03
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Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Birthplace of King Arthur: Legends Come to Life?
... of Monmouth’s account of Arthur’s birth reads like fantasy, it’s possible that it was based on a kernel of ...
Graham Phillips - 04/08/2020 - 18:49
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King Leonidas of Sparta and the Epic Battle of the 300 at Thermopylae
Zack Snyder’s 2007 fantasy historical film, 300, has probably made the Battle ... battles of the ancient world. However, the film has more fantasy than history in it. Most people are aware that the ... the battle was Leonidas of Sparta. Zack Snyder’s 2007 fantasy historical film, 300 , has probably made the Battle ...
dhwty - 16/11/2019 - 02:01
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Merlin: Warrior & Poet. Two Historical Figures that Inspired the Legend
... Domain ) Although this story is embroiled with medieval fantasy, earlier Dark Age works do exist to suggest that the ...
Graham Phillips - 07/04/2017 - 13:58
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How King Arthur Became One of the Most Pervasive Legends of All Time
... derive their right to rule. This paved the way to the fantasy worlds created, most famously, by T.H. White in ... in the stories of King Arthur. Is our modern appetite for fantasy a reflection of our need to reinvent the past, and ...
ancient-origins - 06/02/2017 - 13:57
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Ancient Origins Features in Box Office Hit Film Uncharted
... of gold and hid them in the first place. This is pure fantasy. There is no mention of this occurring in history. ... with this film is, unsurprisingly, that it is mostly pure fantasy with a few snippets of history thrown in. The ...
Gary Manners - 06/06/2022 - 22:55
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Mad Monarchs and Dragons: Is there Truth Behind the Fantasy World of George R. R. Martin?
... already existing books. In a way, this also applies to the fantasy realm created by George R. R. Martin which offered ... vast fictional mythology present in George R. R. Martin's fantasy world raises one major question: “Is there any real ... to the House of the Dragon TV series and this poster art copyright belong to HBO and the graphic artist who made ...
Phoenix Vald - 29/01/2022 - 17:59
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Most Popular Ancient Origins Articles of 2022
... 10. Mad Monarchs and Dragons: Is there Truth Behind the Fantasy World of George R. R. Martin? There is a saying ... already existing books. In a way, this also applies to the fantasy realm created by George R. R. Martin which offered ... vast fictional mythology present in George R. R. Martin's fantasy world raises one major question: “Is there any real ...
ancient origins - 31/12/2022 - 13:43
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Unearthing Unexpected Fossil Usage in Ancient Medicine (Part 2): Dragon Pills to Gods' Horns
... under the label of mythical beasts instead – where fantasy reigns supreme. It's been confirmed that the ancients ... Collective) Oddly enough, numerous Classical Asian art depict dragons possessing scaly, feathery or furry ...
Legendz Collective - 06/07/2017 - 19:07
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Colony Earth and The Rig Veda - Part I
... Can there be anyone who still believes in the absurd fantasy that we are alone in the universe? The fact that ...
susan - 14/04/2013 - 16:17
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Henge of the World
... and mournful cry to the heavens - Aaaarrrrrooowwwwww! Fantasy? The type of portrayal above may be quite familiar to ...
ralph ellis - 22/06/2014 - 00:47
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Eden in Egypt – Part 1
... real history where others have failed to see anything bar fantasy and fiction. The methodology for achieving this is ...
ralph ellis - 07/07/2014 - 00:13
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Cossack-Sorcerers: The Secretive and Magical Warrior Society of Ukraine
... of which legends were born. However, unlike the modern fantasy warriors, they did not throw lightning-bolts and ... understood herbalism, and also possessed the art of hypnosis. There were also claims about the super-human ... who adapted their knowledge and skills to the military art of the Cossacks. It should also be noted that at that ...
Ingvar nord - 28/03/2018 - 18:55
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Starseeds: Psychologists On Why Some People Think They’re Aliens Living On Earth
... in the notion of starseeds. For instance, if you are fantasy prone and often confuse imaginary and real events ...
ancient origins - 17/03/2023 - 17:55
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The Mysterious Aboriginal Rock Art of the Wandjina Sky Beings
... groups are the custodians of the oldest known figurative art which is scattered throughout the Kimberley. Perhaps what is most interesting about their figurative art painted on rocks and in caves is the way in which they ... of huge mammals walking the Earth were once considered fantasy. But discoveries of animal fossils belonging to ...
Joanna Gillan - 27/11/2021 - 22:00
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Unearthing Unexpected Fossil Usage in Ancient Medicine (Part 1): Ogre Balms to Dragon Tongues
... have thus viewed prehistoric remnants through the eyes of fantasy. Despite the drastically different perspectives ...
Legendz Collective - 23/06/2017 - 19:04
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Dreams of Human-Powered Flight: Daedalus and the Story of Icarus
... Public domain ) The Legendary Story of Icarus Lives on in Art Daedalus sorrowfully buried his son and flew west, to ... . This pairing of Daedalus and Medea is unique in ancient art. It seems likely that the Etruscans connected these two ... dangled on poles from his cockpit above them. The fantasy idea plays on the old folklore theme of goading a ...
Adrienne Mayor - 04/11/2022 - 01:00
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Curse of the Buried Pearl: Ancient Magick and the Many Hazards of Treasure Hunting – Part II
... utility to Muslims, in studying ancient remains. Art, Meds, and Fuel - The Surprising Historical Uses of ... are dangers ahead, the model for many a later tomb raider fantasy. There is a fountain, presumably now dry, but with a ...
Chris Morgan - 17/09/2016 - 03:48