Viking

Leif Eriksson was an Icelandic viking with two brothers and a sister. His father, Erik the Red, had been exiled soon after Leif was born. Erik had taken his wife and kids, along with minimal supplies, and sailed to the west, since he had previously been exiled from Norway as well. He landed in what he named Greenland, to make it sound nice so people would settle there. Leif’s sister’s name was Freydis, and his brothers were Thorvald and Thorstein. A German man named Thyrker had been captured by…

Why are people scared of the square root of 169 so much? It’s pretty obvious because the answer is 13. The number thirteen is a number throughout history that was always considered to be unlucky. Everywhere you go you will see people are Triskaidekaphobia (afraid of the number thirteen). Many people who are Triskaidekaphobia will avoid the number thirteen. Like, teachers will skip the number thirteen on a test or make sure an answer isn’t thirteen. Or, inside hotels there isn’t a thirteenth…

Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) at Houston Texans (9-7) What a season it has been for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs were left for dead after starting the season 1-5, averaging 21.2 points per game over their first six contests. Since the dreadful start, Kansas City closed the regular season with 10 straight wins and has averaged 27.8 points per game over that stretch. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith and a stout Kansas City defense have been the primary reason for the team’s turnaround. Smith has…

Introduction As described in The Saga of Erik the Red, Greenland was first settled around 985 AD by former Icelander Erik the Red and his group of followers. Erik was exiled from Iceland in 982 AD for murder, so he journeyed to the west. He settled at the currently known Eastern Settlement, found at the tip of Greenland, claiming a piece of land for himself. Some of his group continued farther north and settled at what is now known as the Western Settlement, farther north on the western side of…

“Although the island was not populated until the Viking Age, Iceland probably had been known to people long before that time” (Karlsson). There are stories of an island with fire spitting hills hidden within her. However, the Vikings weren’t frightened by the tales. “The history of Iceland is one of survival and prosperity. Settled by Norsemen from Scandinavia and Celts from the British Isles…

ran the world as a successful empire. Around four hundred and ten A.D. more than 1,000 soldiers disappeared which led to massive destruction within Rome. This around the same time the vikings were introduced. Vikings are some of the largest men known in mankind. Within the viking era was introduced a story of a viking name Beowulf through this story you get the main stage for all superheros later to come. The story of Beowulf also introduces the idea of people battling dragons to save the day!…

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