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Vor einem Tag · The continental Saxons, composed of many subgroups, were made tributary to the Franks, as were the Frisians, who faced an attack by the Danes under Hygelac in 533. The Vandal and Ostrogothic kingdoms were destroyed in 534 and 555 respectively by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire under Justinian.
Kent is the homeland of the Jutes. East Anglia is named after the Angles and most of the rest of the South is named after the Saxons (Essex, Sussex, Middlesex (London), Wessex). That covers everywhere in the southern half of the country from East Anglia to Bristol/Somerset. The East Midlands and North East and most of Yorkshire are influenced ...
Vor 4 Tagen · After the saga of Finn, there's another reference to fate, which "swept [Hygelac] away because of his proud need to provoke a feud with the Frisians" (1205-7). It doesn't strike me as identical to the ways we sometimes imagine *hubris*, since the "need" doesn't seem entirely a matter of Hygelac's choice. This seems echoed a bit later, in the aside, "how could they know fate, the grim shape of ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Unknown. The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to ...
Vor 2 Tagen · The Illyrians (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυριοί, Illyrioi; Latin: Illyrii) were a group of Indo-European-speaking people who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan populations, along with the Thracians and Greeks.
Vor 4 Tagen · 12.05.2024 ∙ Filme ∙ hr-fernsehen. Ab 0UT. Merken. Der Kilimandscharo-Bergführer Simon hat schon viel erlebt, aber noch nie ist ihm eine Gruppe anvertraut worden, in der jeder nur an sich selbst denkt: die Ärztin Anna, der querschnittsgelähmte Ex-Sportler Tom, der untrainierte Lehrer Joschka und seine 25-jährige Tochter Paula.
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Vor 5 Tagen · Iranian Revolution, popular uprising in Iran in 1978–79 that resulted in the toppling of the monarchy on February 11, 1979, and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic.
