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Ragnar Lothbrok death: The epic snake-pit ending and his dying words
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Al-Khazuran — The Powerful Yemeni Slave Who Became Caliph traces the ascent of a Yemeni slave who reached the caliphate in a ...
Drinking has long been an important part of English cultural history, giving rise to the ‘public house’ (better known as the ...
Cheap paper did more than lower bookmaking costs; it powered a knowledge revolution across the Islamic world. As paper became...
How a Joke saved 50 Vikings from Execution! The famous story recounts a Viking who asks a thrall to hold his hair as he’s ab...
OnThisDay 1797 Admiral Jervis’s British fleet engaged the Spanish off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. ⁠ ⁠ As more and more Spanis...
Belisarius' Final Campaign: Rome's Last Hope traces the late-stage Gothic War, when the Byzantine general Belisarius led rene...
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Al-Khazuran — The Powerful Yemeni Slave Who Became Caliph traces the ascent of a Yemeni slave who reached the caliphate in a highly contested era of the Islamic world. The video examines how a slave could navigate military service, court patronage, and shifting political alliances to achieve the throne, and the challenges that came with ruling as a leader defined by his origins. The narrative surveys both historical and legendary strands in the sources, highlighting the dynamics of power, loyalty, and legitimacy within the caliphate. It also considers how such narratives shaped medieval Islamicate political culture, perceptions of merit, and the relationship between slavery and governance. The episode invites viewers to reflect on the complexities of authority in a world where personal fate and political structure intertwined. Check out our full video at EpicHistory: https://www.youtube.com/@EpichistoryTv #history #epichistory #islamichistory #womenhistorymont
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Cheap paper did more than lower bookmaking costs; it powered a knowledge revolution across the Islamic world. As paper became cheaper and easier to produce, writing and copying exploded, libraries expanded, and scribes could disseminate texts more widely. This facilitated the Abbasid translation movement, with Greek, Persian, Indian, and Syriac works copied, studied, and expanded, fueling advances in science, medicine, mathematics, philosophy, and theology. Institutions like the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and countless madrasa libraries across the caliphates benefited from mass-text production, supporting education for broader segments of society and more efficient administration—tax records, legal codes, and state correspondence became cheaper and more reliable. Religious scholarship also flourished—commentaries, hadith collections, and jurisprudence spread more broadly. In the long run, paper linked scholars from Iberia to Central Asia, helping drive innovations in algebra, astronomy, medicine, and cartography, and later influencing Europe through translations and exchange. Check out our full video at EpicHistory: https://www.youtube.com/@EpichistoryTv #history #epichistory #islamichistory #islam
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How a Joke saved 50 Vikings from Execution! The famous story recounts a Viking who asks a thrall to hold his hair as he’s about to be executed. As the blow falls, he jerks his head downward so the thrall’s arms are chopped off above the wrists, then jokes, “Whose are these hands in my hair?” He is killed and Earl Hakon orders all the others executed without delay. When they come to Vagn, he declares he will only die content if he fulfils his vow: to kill Thorkel leira and lie with his daughter Ingibjorg without his consent. Thorkel lunges; Bjorn the Welshman pushes him, the blow misses, Thorkel stumbles and the rope frees Vagn, who grabs the sword and kills Thorkel with one blow. Hakon orders him killed, but Earl Eirik overrules and spares the rest of the Jomsviking. This scene highlights Viking notions of honor, ritual bravado, and the ways vows and vengeance shape saga warfare. Check out our full video at EpicHistory: https://www.youtube.com/@EpichistoryTv #epichistory #history #vikings #vikingage
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