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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ medieval cultural history, esp. Norse. wake up. brush teeth. sagas. rinse. repeat. not necessarily in that order.

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ื™ืจื•ืง ืขื“

04.12.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ื”ื’ืจืกื” ืฉืขืœื™ื” ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชื“ืœ ืœื’ื“ืœ ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืดืœืžื” ืจืง 100?!ืด

03.12.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cimarrรณn y Tabaco
YouTube video by Josรฉ Larralde - Topic Cimarrรณn y Tabaco

ื”ืžืœืฆื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื“ืดื. ืชื•ื“ื”.

ืœืžืจืกื“ืก ืกื•ืกื”, ืื ื”ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืืœื™ืš, ื™ืฉ ื”ื’ื™ื™ื” ืžืื“ ื‘ืจื•ืจื” ื•ื ืงื™ื™ื”.

ืœืžื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ืœื›ืช (ืžืขืœ ื”ืจืžื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืคื—ื•ืช), ื’ื jose larralde ืžื•ืžืœืฅ. ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžืื™ื–ื” ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ืžื‘ื˜ื ืฉืœื• ืื‘ืœ ืžืช ืขืœ ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ z ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ (cada vez = ืงืื“ืณื” ื•ึถื”ึฐื”ึฐื”ึฐ)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=mdln...

01.12.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
lโ€™eclatante โ€” lamps ร  pรฉtrole sans mรจche (manuel robbe 1898)

lโ€™eclatante โ€” lamps ร  pรฉtrole sans mรจche (manuel robbe 1898)

mdl.artvee.com/sftb/29526po...

01.12.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ืจืง ื˜ืขื•ืช ืชื—ื‘ื™ืจื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื”: ื™ืฆื. ื—ื“ ื”ืžื”

30.11.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ื˜ื• ืชื™ื ื’ื– ื›ื  ื‘ื™ ื˜ืจื• ืื˜ ื•ื•ืื ืฅ

29.11.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ืžืจื’ืฉ ืœืืœืœื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”

29.11.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ื‘ืกื”ืดื›. ืดื”ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ืฉืŸ ืชื‘ื™ื ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืœื’ื•ืœืŸ ื•ืœื›ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ.ืด

ื›ืžืืžืจ ื”ืคืชื’ื ืžื™ืžื™ ืืจื™ืง, ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ืฉืœื•ื ืกื—ืชื™ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ.

27.11.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

tack ska du ha

18.11.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

slave trade & colonies in the New World funneled back home to england to fund a, well, disneyesque fantasy project.

i tend to think that snorri, writing of egill or รณรฐinn, expโ€™ed them as somehow not *only* exotic, romantic, and mythical.

jonas wellendorf has written wonderfully on this topic.

18.11.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

famous. but i have no sense of immediate connexion to them, any more than to a disney castle.

and bodiam is a curious example to look at closely, not least b/c the current castle is largely an 18-19thC reconstruction of what was then imagined to be the tough, cool, 14thC. enormous wealth from the

18.11.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

from egill or snorri or haraldr hรกrfagri. that past is somehow as tangible to them as our parents or grandparents or (at least) great-uncles are to us. they donโ€™t just believe in it; they donโ€™t just fetishise it; they KNOW it. (i too have 10thC ancestors of course, some of whom may have been

18.11.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

well, yesโ€ฆ and no. of course youโ€™re correct in some respects, but iโ€™d argue that their โ€˜pastโ€™ (really, their Otherworld, past present or future) was real and *immediate* to them in ways difficult for us to grasp.

think about how many icelanders today are fully convinced that they are descended

18.11.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

goddammit hadas how many exorcisms is it going to take for you to finally get out of my head. thoughts are meant to be private, you know? feel free to broadcast your own but please leave mine to me thx

15.11.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Revenge, Assyrian Style Marc van de Mieroop; Revenge, Assyrian Style, Past & Present, Volume 179, Issue 1, 1 May 2003, Pages 3โ€“23, https://doi.org/10.1093/past/179.1.3

also, this (a ref i owe to mark meyerson):

doi.org/10.1093/past...

15.11.2025 01:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the perfect article title does not exi-

15.11.2025 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œpublish in csshโ€ has been on my bucket list since beni kedarโ€™s class in the e1990s โ€” achievement unlocked! (and the process was so quick & smooth that iโ€™m tempted to try for anotherโ€ฆ)

15.11.2025 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

somewhere in here, btw good-old-american-know-how and one-of-the-fingers-on-the-button-will-be-german, a ton lehrer song is struggling to be born

13.11.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oooh

13.11.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
john gast, american progress (1872)

john gast, american progress (1872)

if i had to guess, iโ€™d say that a (perhaps the) main reason this vulgar image looms so large in the current adminโ€™s worldview & propaganda is simply that itโ€™s widely reproduced in middle school history textbooks.

in the neck-to-neck race w malice, chalk up a win for stupidity.

ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื™ืช ืื™ืžื‘ืฆื™ืœื™ื.

12.11.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื‘ืดื”ืืจืฅืด: 96% ืžืชื™ืงื™ ื”ื”ืกืชื” ืฉื ืคืชื—ื• ื‘ื›ื”ื•ื ืช ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ โ€” ื ื’ื“ ืขืจื‘ื™ื

ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื‘ืดื”ืืจืฅืด: 96% ืžืชื™ืงื™ ื”ื”ืกืชื” ืฉื ืคืชื—ื• ื‘ื›ื”ื•ื ืช ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ โ€” ื ื’ื“ ืขืจื‘ื™ื

ืื™ื–ื• ื›ื•ืชืจืช ืžื˜ืขื”. ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ืฉ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืฉืžืืœื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืžืœื 4% ืžืžื›ืกืช ืชื™ืงื™ ื”ื”ืกืชื”.

10.11.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ืื ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืœืžืžืฆืื™ื ืืจื›ื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืžืŸ ื”ืกืชื ืฆื•ื“ืง,* ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื ืžืขื˜ ืขื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืชื•ื‘ื•ืช ืขืœ ืณืขื™ื˜ื•ืจื™ ืขื•ืจืณ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื”ื•ื™ืงื™ื ื’ื™ืช. ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชื•ื•ื›ื— ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ืฆื™ื•ืจ/ืื™ืคื•ืจ (ื›ื•ืœืœ ืคืจืžื ื ื˜ื™) ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืจ ืœืขื•ืžืช ืงืขืงื•ืข.

* ืœืคื—ื•ืช, ื ืฉืžืข ืœื™ ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืžืฆืื™ื ืžื“ืจื•ื ื•ืžื–ืจื— ืœื™ื ื”ื‘ืœื˜ื™ ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืžืžืขืจื‘ ื•ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืœื•. ืœืชื™ื™ื’ ืื•ืชื ืœืคื™ ืœืื•ื? ื ื• ืฉื•ื™ืŸ

07.11.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
screengrab from the bad place of a tweet excoriating zeev engelmeierโ€™s daily cartoon celebrating mamdaniโ€™s victory

screengrab from the bad place of a tweet excoriating zeev engelmeierโ€™s daily cartoon celebrating mamdaniโ€™s victory

ah yes, the ugly racist zionist face of <checks notes> a verdant, colourful, serene image of a utopian nyc under mamdani.

07.11.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Vikings bare their filed teeth Finds of deliberate dental modification have for the first time been found in archaeological human skeletal material from Europe. The type of modification is a horizontally filed furrow on the fronta...

ืžืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืฉืืœื” ื›ื™ ื’ื ืœืžื™ื˜ื‘ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื‘ื›ืœืœ.

ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช ืงืขืงื•ืขื™ ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื’ื ื”ื™ื• (ื•ืœื, ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืœืžื” ืขื•ืœื” ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืžืคื ื–ื”)

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

07.11.2025 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ืฉืชื™ ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื‘ืดื”ืืจืฅืด (6 ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ 2025):
1) ื”ืื–ืจื— ืฉืงืจื ืœื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืดื›ื”ื ื™ืกื˜ืด ื•ื ืขืฆืจ: ื”ืคืฉื™ื˜ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ, ื ืื–ืงืชื™ ืœืฉืขื•ืช
2) ืจื•ื ื‘ืจืกืœื‘ืกืงื™ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื‘ื™: ืดืชืงืคื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื™ื ื™ืช, ื”ืชืคืœืœืชื™ ืœืืœื•ื ื™ื - ืชืฆื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™ืด

ืฉืชื™ ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื‘ืดื”ืืจืฅืด (6 ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ 2025): 1) ื”ืื–ืจื— ืฉืงืจื ืœื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืดื›ื”ื ื™ืกื˜ืด ื•ื ืขืฆืจ: ื”ืคืฉื™ื˜ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ, ื ืื–ืงืชื™ ืœืฉืขื•ืช 2) ืจื•ื ื‘ืจืกืœื‘ืกืงื™ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื‘ื™: ืดืชืงืคื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื™ื ื™ืช, ื”ืชืคืœืœืชื™ ืœืืœื•ื ื™ื - ืชืฆื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™ืด

ื—ืžืืก/ื’ืณื™ื”ืื“ ืื™ืกืœืžื™ ื•ืžืžืฉืœืช/ืžืฉื˜ืจืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ: ืžืฆื ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื

06.11.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ืดื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื”ืœื™ื›ื•ื“ ื’ื™ื ืœื•ื™ ื”ืืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ื•ืขืฆืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ืช ืœืžืžืฉืœื”, ื’ืœื™ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ึพืžื™ืืจื”, ื‘ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื•ืชื” ืฉืœ ืชื•ืžืจึพื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ื•ืงืจื ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ื•ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ืื•ืชื”ืด

ื‘ืชื™ืื‘ื•ืŸ ืœื›ื, ืื•ื›ืœื™ ืžื•ื•ืช

02.11.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

heldur vรฆri รพaรฐ canal root, รฆtla รฉg?

30.10.2025 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ืฆื•ื“ืงืช. ืžืชื ืฆืœ

29.10.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"ืื ืฉื™ ืœื™ื›ื•ื“ ืื™ื—ืœื• ืœื ื• ืฉื™ืื ืกื• ื•ื™ืฉื—ื˜ื• ื•ื™ืฉืจืคื• ืื•ืชื ื•. ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืงืจื”" ืขื ืฆืืช ืกืคืจ ื”ืžืื’ื“ ื˜ืงืกื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ ืขื•ื“ื“ ืœื™ืคืฉื™ืฅ, ืžืกืคืจืช ืื™ืฉืชื•, ืฉื•ืจื“ืช ื”ืฉื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื›ื‘ื“, ืขืœ ื”ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืœืฉืœื•ื ื•ื”ืชืกื›ื•ืœ ืžื”ืžืžืฉืœื”

ืดืœื—ื™ืฆืช ื™ื“ ืื—ืจืช, ืœืžื—ื‘ืœ ื—ืžื•ืฉ ื•ืจืขื•ืœ ืคื ื™ื, ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืžืจื” ืœื™ืคืฉื™ืฅ ื›ืฉื—ื–ืจื” ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืชื•ืืจื• ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื›ืคื™ื’ื•ืข ื”ืกื‘ืจืชื™ืด

ืื ืœื ืจื”ืดืž, ื”ืืฉื” ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืžื•ื ืจืืฉ ืžืขืจืš ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจื”.

ื™ื•ื›ื‘ื“ ืœื™ืคืฉื™ืฅ: "ืื ืขื•ื“ื“ ื”ื™ื” ืคื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื•ื ื™. ืฉื ื‘ื’ื“ื ื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”" - ื”ืืจืฅ www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/lite...

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