A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ivar the Boneless was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok, the fearless Sea King. Of all of Ragnar’s children, Ivar the Boneless was the most enigmatic.

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Medieval knights followed chivalry - the lifestyle and moral code. The term takes its name from the French word chevalier (meaning ‘horseman’), and it

AncientPages.com - On June 5, 70 CE, the Roman Siege of Jerusalem ended as rebel forces in the city were beaten. Titus and his Roman legions breach the

AncientPages.com - In 865 a Great Viking Army left Scandinavia to conquer England. The Great Viking Army (sometimes referred to as the Great Danish Army), known by the Anglo-Saxons

AncientPages.com - On June 4, 1798, Casanova – the famous seducer and adventurer, dies in a Castle in Bohemia. Giacomo Casanova by Francesco Narici. Image credit: Public Domain Giacomo

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Tecumseh was an important Native American mystic, warrior, and military leader of the Shawnee. He is today remembered as a great hero who

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When we hear the word Nemesis, we think of an opponent or enemy that is very difficult to defeat. If you are a

AncientPages.com - On June 1, 1676, a dramatic naval Battle of Öland was fought between the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea and an allied Danish-Dutch fleet. Just

AncientPages.com - We live now in a highly technologically advanced world, but this world is surrounded by many mysteries lost in the distant past. There are places we can

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did you know that idiots were not allowed to vote in ancient Athens? Yes, it sounds strange, but it's true. Athenian politician Pericles

AncientPages.com - On May 30, 1010, Emperor Renzong of Song was born. His name was Zhao Zhen, and he was the fourth emperor of the Song dynasty in

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to very ancient poems, Odin's sons, Weldegg, Beldegg, Sigi, Skiold, Sæming, and Yngvi, became kings of Franconia, East Saxony, West Saxony, Sweden, Denmark,

AncientPages.com - Many mysterious ancient manuscripts with hidden secrets have been discovered over the years. Sometimes, researchers examining ancient manuscripts have found hidden text or ghostly faces. On other

AncientPages.com - Great Native American Chiefs had unusual names, but how exactly did they get their names? To become an Indian chief, you had to prove that you were

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Located deep in a cave in France, two mysterious ancient stone rings were made by a group of people who mastered the underground

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Pagan Vikings worshipped several gods and goddesses. However, unlike other ancient civilizations, the Vikings had neither an organized priesthood nor a hierarchy

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Dodona (Greek Dōdōnē) was an ancient Greek town located in Epirus; the historical region now shared between Greece and Albania. Dodona was also the

AncientPages.com - On May 23, 1430, Joan Of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. The Burgundians had allied with the British against the French

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Eight Immortals in Chinese mythology are said to know the secrets of nature. These beings are regarded as super-humans who control all

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Native American Sun Dance is an important religious ceremony of the Plains Indians of North America. The tribes of the Great Plains

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the Berber Arabs of the Sahara Desert, they are known as foggaras but these people do not remember all their history because it