Archives : October-2020

Dacia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about an historic region in Eastern Europe. For the Romanian automobile maker, see Automobile Dacia. For other uses, see Dacia (disambiguation). See also: Dacians and Dacian language hideThis article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these ..

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Vistula From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Visla” redirects here. For the dog breed, see Vizsla. For other uses, see Vistula (disambiguation). Vistula The Vistula in southern Poland with Silesian Beskids seen in the background. Vistula River drainage basin in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia and Poland Native name Wisła  (Polish) Location Country Poland Towns/Cities Kraków, Sandomierz, Warsaw, Płock, Włocławek, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk Physical characteristics Source  • location Barania Góra, Silesian Beskids ..

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Christopher Wickham From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Christopher John “Chris” Wickham, FBA, FLSW (born 18 May 1950) is a British ..

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Saint Marcouf From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Marculf) Jump to navigationJump to search Marcouf giving the cure to the king. Saint Marcouf (variously spelled Marcoult, Marculf, Marcoul, Marcou), Abbot of Nantus (Nanteuil-en-Cotentin) in the Cotentin, is a saint born in the Saxon colony of Bayeux in Normandy around 500 AD and who is best known for the healing of scrofula. The accounts of his life are merged ..

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Salian Franks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Salians” redirects here. For the eleventh-century dynasty, see Salian dynasty. For the Roman priests, see Salii. Salian settlement in Toxandria in 358 where Julian the Apostate made them dediticii.   Roman Empire   Salian Franks   Germanic tribes east of the Rhine The Salian Franks, also called the Salians (Latin: Salii; Greek: Σάλιοι, Salioi), were a northwestern subgroup of ..

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Old Norse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search The term Old Norse can also refer specifically to Old West Norse. For other uses, see Norse. Not to be confused with Old North. This article or section should specify the language of its non-English content, using {{lang}}, with an appropriate ISO 639 code. See why. (June 2020) Old Norse Old Nordic ..

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Pope From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Bishop of Rome) Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. For the popes of other churches, and other uses, see Pope (disambiguation). “The pope” redirects here. For the incumbent, see Pope Francis. For previous popes, see List of popes. Bishop of Rome ..

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Clovis I From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Clovis I Baptism of Clovis, ivory book cover from c. 870 King of the Franks Reign c. 509  – 27 November 511 King of the Salian Franks Reign 481 – c. 509 Predecessor Childeric I Born c. 466 Tournai, Roman Empire (present-day Belgium) Died 27 November 511 (aged about 45) Paris, Francia Burial Originally St. ..

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Visigoths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Visigoths Visigothi The eagles represented on these fibulae from the 6th century, and found in Tierra de Barros (Badajoz), were a popular symbol among the Goths in Spain.[a] Religion Gothic paganism, Arianism, Roman Catholicism, Related ethnic groups Ostrogoths, Crimean Goths, Gepids Detail of the votive crown of Reccesuinth from the Treasure of Guarrazar, (Toledo-Spain) hanging in Madrid. ..

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Paganism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Pagan” redirects here. For other uses, see Pagan (disambiguation). Romanticized depiction from 1887 showing two Roman women offering a sacrifice to a goddess. Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus “rural, rustic,” later “civilian”) is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism. This was either because ..

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