27 coffins unearthed at the old city of Memphis.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54227282
Max.

 

What exactly are...Histrical events. My dictionary stumbled on this one.

 

Hysterical

 

Hysterical History of course...

 

Or did Max mean to write Histrionical?

 

In all seriousness, I've been thinking about opening a thread like this one for a while. In which historical events could be shared and discussed. But I never got around doing it for fear that it might very easily spiral out of control and into politics...

So, Max... it's on you now and not me! ...

 

Just as long as people don't start throwing History Fits, I'll be good with it.

 

Ok... here's my first contribution to this thread:

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/...andinavian-study-scn-scli-intl-gbr/index.html​

In the biggest study of its kind, published in the journal Nature Wednesday, researchers found that many Vikings actually had brown hair. And they weren't just from Scandinavia.

 

 

Or as my cousin refers to the local County Historical Society as, the Histerical Society.

 

Ok... here's my first contribution to this thread:

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/16/...andinavian-study-scn-scli-intl-gbr/index.html​

Not really surprising, considering all of that travelling about!

I had platinum blonde hair until about the age of ten, eventually grew out chestnut colored. Proud Viking descendant.

 

Not really surprising, considering all of that travelling about!

I had platinum blonde hair until about the age of ten, eventually grew out chestnut colored. Proud Viking descendant.

I was always tall, blond, blue-eyed and incredibly attractive, but then I started to gain weight.

Easy to identify amongst my classmates: from all but one, the shortest cadet.

 

I had platinum blonde hair until about the age of ten, eventually grew out chestnut colored. Proud Viking descendant.

Mine too!
According to my DNA results, I am mainly Scandinavian which may account for it!
Max.

 

I stayed blond but now blond’ish grey. Not Viking but swiss dish water blond. I can yo dal too!

kv

 

https://www.history.com/news/vikings-in-russia-kiev-rus-varangians-prince-oleg

The historical people known as Vikings, who hailed from Scandinavia in Northern Europe, are well-known today for their exploits in the west. But the merchant-warriors also made their way into Eastern Europe, where they helped found a medieval federation in territory now known as Belarus, Ukraine and part of Russia. Their loose federation of principalities called Kievan Rus survived for nearly 400 years, finally collapsing during the 13th-century Mongol invasion

kv

 

I stayed blond but now blond’ish grey. Not Viking but swiss dish water blond. I can yo dal too!

Nice! A few years back, this talented yodeler came out of the Ukraine:

Nowadays of course, it seems like youngsters would rather sing trashy hip-hop music...

 

https://www.history.com/news/vikings-in-russia-kiev-rus-varangians-prince-oleg



kv

Not to start a fight, but that informatuon is somewhat incorrect. Oleg came after Rurik. The first dynasty of rulers who "founded" Russia. The city was Novgorod. The Viking origins in Russia begin in the North through Ladoga and Novgorod. As true vikings they kept moving south along the water ways...

You may be surprised to find out that back then Russia was a democracy with a parlament of sorts (veche) and various regions represented.

https://www.justgorussia.com/us/veliky_novgorod.html

 

Time to remake the movie!

https://www.popularmechanics.com/sc...re-sink-titanic/?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma

 

Not to start a fight, but that informatuon is somewhat incorrect. Oleg came after Rurik. The first dynasty of rulers who "founded" Russia. The city was Novgorod. The Viking origins in Russia begin in the North through Ladoga and Novgorod. As true vikings they kept moving south along the water ways...

You may be surprised to find out that back then Russia was a democracy with a parlament of sorts (veche) and various regions represented.

https://www.justgorussia.com/us/veliky_novgorod.html

I seen that Rurik character but got a little confused with Oleg.

kv

 

I seen that Rurik character but got a little confused with Oleg.

kv

You are not the only one. I have been trying to find a good source that explains what happened. What happened in the time span between them is still debated and mirky.

An uncle of mine gave me a comprehensive book on history of Russia 7 years ago, it was at least 10 lbs. Rurik started in Novgorod, he died and Oleg gained power. He expanded down south moving to Kiev (closer for trading with East) kicking out rival vikings. Supposedly they took on Byzantine empire... Locals were happy as farmers they got protection and it seems that the deal was not that bad. More and more research points out that vikings had very good governance structures and left local population alone. Many of our names come from them. My father's name is Igor. Oleg is also a popular name.