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Ancient Australia
The Ancient World of the Aboriginies
One of the last regions to be colonized by Europeans, Australia remained a land isolated in time for centuries, a remote landscape where a unique Aboriginal culture flourished
Ancient Tibet
The Ancient Cultures of the Himalayas
Once thought to be the mysterious Kingdom of Shangri-la, Tibet is the highest elevated country on earth, with a culture that has been devoutly Buddhist for centuries
Ancient India
The Ancient Civilizations of India
Home of the ancient Indus Valley civilizations, the Indian subcontinent could possibly be where the earliest civilizations originated
Ancient Philippines
The Ancient Philippine Archipelago
The more then seven thousand islands that make up the Philippine Archipelago are home to one of the most diverse cultural regions of the ancient southeast Asian world
Ancient Norway
The Ancient Norse World
The Norwegian Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in North America many centuries before Columbus, and were known as perhaps the greatest seafarers of the Ancient World
Ancient Arabia
The Ancient Arab World
The Arabian peninsula has been at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and Africa since mankind's earliest migrations, becoming the center of religious awakening that spread out in four directions
Ancient Spain
The Ancient Celtiberian World
The Celtiberians were the original inhabitants of Spain, and were a mixture of of a Celtic and indigenous Iberian people with a distinct early European culture
Ancient Chile
The Ancient Cultures of Patagonia
The Mapuche and Araucanian peoples were the only Native Americans to effectively resist Spanish colonization during the Conquest, maintaining independence for over five centuries
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Under founding of denmark the picture of a statue is not gorm the old, but holger danske/ ogier the dane.
Holger Danske is normally regarded as a Danish national symbol. He is first mentioned in literature as one of the French king Charlemagne’s warriors in La Chanson de Roland from around 1060. In this Chanson he is called Oger le Danois, his name being the only link to Denmark. In the later epos La Chevalerie d’Ogier de Danemarche (1200-1215) he is portrayed as the main character and is described as a son of the Danish king Gudfred (d. 810), an enemy of Charlemagne.
His first appearance in Nordic literature is in the saga Karlemagnússaga from the latter part of the 1200s, which in the main consists of passages translated from French texts. His name here is given as Oddgeir danski. This saga was translated into Danish during the 1400s and thereafter Holger Danske became part of Danish folklore with several accounts in the Danish Chronicle first published around 1509.
The Danish national writer Hans Christian Andersen in 1845 wrote the fairytale Holger Danske, where he is described as sitting fast asleep in the casemates of the Castle of Kronborg, with his beard having grown into the table in front of him and his sword in his lap, prepared to wake up to action in case of Denmark being threatened from outside forces. Today his statue can be seen in the casemates of Kronborg as described by Hans Christian Andersen.
During the German occupation of Denmark in 1940-45 one of the principal partisan organizations was named after Holger Danske.
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A nice article full of facts about the Netherlands, but not very usefull as a realistic representation of the history of this area. Moreover, a disproportionate share of this article is about the history of the ancient Frisians (who are different from the modern Frisians) and the more internationaly political, military and religious developments and not particulary about the Netherlands (Holland is just a part of the Netherlands, just like Friesland). There is so much more to tell about the ancient history of the Netherlands! I hope you will find this feedback usefull, and if you need/like to have any help, you can contact me.
p.s.: Pier Gerlofs Donia is not a national hero of the Dutch, but a regional hero to some Frisians. He’s also not someone who could count as an ‘ancient’ hero, as he was born in 1480…
in Ancient NetherlandsThis is a fascinating subject. I’ve been interested in Native American civilization for years. I’ve read an account of one tribe of people who came to America about 600 BC from the Israel area and set up a civilization under the Law of Moses. It’s called the Book of Mormon and gives some background into the formation of the Native American tribes, ancient military history on the continent, and some of the ruins found in MesoAmeria. It’s quite interesting.
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