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Ninmah Temple appears behind ruins of a low-lying flat building (which is thought to represent an altar). Modern reconstruction, Babylon.

A close-up view of the original cobblestones of the Processional Street at Babylon. Note the black bitumen!

Once you enter the ancient city of Babylon, you will face this. This is the beginning of the Processional Way. The street is surrounded by a fence. The original tiles are still in their places and are covered with bitumen.

‎Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki in the TV series Vikings, in front of a waterfall in Iceland. Photo by Arnaldur Halldórsson - © Arnaldur Halldórsson, 2017 The HISTORY Channel.

A 16th century CE depiction of the Danish king Sweyn II (r. 1047-1076 CE), Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark.

Hereward the Wake, an Anglo-Saxon rebel who fought unsuccessfully against the Norman army of William the Conqueror in 1070-71 CE at Ely in East Anglia during the closing stages of the Norman Conquest of England.

A depiction of William the Conqueror, aka William I (r. 1066-1087 CE) from the 11th century CE Bayeux Tapestry. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)

This map illustrates the origins and course of the Norman conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy (reigned 1066–1087), a campaign that would permanently transform English politics, society, and identity. Sparked by the death of Edward...

Carved animal head, possibly a cat, on the Oseberg Viking ship. Viking Ship Museum, Oslo.

Statue of the Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvason (r. 995–1000 CE) located in the city of Trondheim in Norway. Olaf is usually seen as having played an important part in the conversion of Norse to Christianity.