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The story of Breeches-Aud is one of the more memorable tales in the Icelandic Laxdæla saga , a 13th-century book filled with strong femal...

Æthelred the Unready became king of England in 978, following the assassination of his brother, King Edward the Martyr. Æthelred was repo...

The heyday of the Viking age occurred between the eighth and eleventh centuries. Yet, some Scandinavian noblemen continued to embark...

Emperor Jing (r. 157-141 BCE) and the concubine Lady Cheng had three sons named Liu Yu, Liu Fei and Liu Duan. All three brothers were ...