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![Giant Thiassi Kidnapping Idunn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14599.jpg?v=1639805401)
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Giant Thiassi Kidnapping Idunn
An illustration portraying the Norse goddess of fertility Idunn being kidnapped by the giant Thiassi. Idunn was a guardian of the fruit (usually given as apples) that kept the gods of Asgard eternally young. Due to its rejuvenating properties...
![Gallery of the Château de Chenonceau](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18771.jpeg?v=1712157487)
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Gallery of the Château de Chenonceau
Gallery of the Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France. The gallery was commissioned by Catherine de' Medici (1519-1599). The gallery is 197 feet long (60 m) and 19.7 feet wide (6 m), hosted many lavish parties and is likely to have impressed...
![Clive at the Siege of Arcot](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16480.png?v=1664892230)
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Clive at the Siege of Arcot
A 1913 illustration by Ernest Wallcousins showing Robert Clive at the siege of Arcot, India in 1751. Clive seized Arcot and then defended it against an army of Chandra Sahib, the nizam of Hyderabad. (Taken from Pioneers in India, by Johnston...
![Soldier Christmas Card, 1887](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16779.png?v=1689613841)
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Soldier Christmas Card, 1887
A Christmas card dating to c. 1887 showing a soldier. Drawn by Harry Payne, military themes were popular with those who sent cards to family members in the armed services across the British empire. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London...
![Skírnir and Gerðr](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8631.jpg?v=1644973203)
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Skírnir and Gerðr
Artist's depiction showing a tale from Norse Mythology recorded in the Skírnismál in which Freyr sends his servant Skírnir to Jotunheim, the realm of the giants, in order to convince the giant-daughter Gerðr to marry Freyr. She refuses, and...
![Visiting Glastonbury - the Town of Myths & Legends](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12295.jpg?v=1626560103)
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Visiting Glastonbury - the Town of Myths & Legends
The Somerset Levels is an area of the British Isles that captivates visitors with its stunning natural landscape and historical sites and monuments. Glastonbury is famous for its apple orchards and music festival. It is one of the most visited...
![The Jericho River: An Interview with David Tollen](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6561.jpg?v=1689607631)
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The Jericho River: An Interview with David Tollen
In his first work of fiction, the novel The Jericho River ($12.88 on Amazon/ $9.94 on Bookdepository) David Tollen tells a vivid story by beautifully bringing together most major civilizations in history. In this exclusive interview, Jan...
![Interview: Empire of the Black Sea by Duane Roller](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12373.jpg?v=1642833003)
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Interview: Empire of the Black Sea by Duane Roller
Multiple Fulbright Award-winning Duane Roller joins us to talk about his new book, Empire of the Black Sea. The first thorough analysis in English of the dynasty as a whole, Empire of the Black Sea chronicles each ruler of the Mithridatic...
![Mesopotamian Inventions](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8102.jpg?v=1702536006)
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Mesopotamian Inventions
Mesopotamian inventions include many items taken for granted today, most of which were created during the Early Dynastic Period (2900-2334 BCE) or developed from achievements of the Uruk Period (4100-2900 BCE). The Sumerians are credited...
![Jamestown Brides](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13604.jpeg?v=1717378744)
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Jamestown Brides
Jamestown brides (also known as tobacco brides) were young, single women transported from England to the Jamestown Colony of Virginia between 1620-1624 to be married to male colonists already established there. The women themselves had their...