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Old Norse poetry isn’t just a rip-roaring account of the ex
Kalandra’s chief songstress on Vikings, corsets, and naughty Norwegian folk tales
THE Vikings may have an enduring reputation for destruction, but the Shetland Islands were made rich by the Scandinavian invaders. From the eighth century onwards, amid a period of numerous Norse inva
A revelatory history of Scottish verse, from Columba to Carol Ann Duffy
Ancient India gave the world its number system, anticipated Galileo’s heliocentric theory by a millennium and spread its culture from Egypt to Siberia–only to be almost entirely forgotten. It’s past time to restore it to its rightful place in history
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Emily Briffett: Why does the 14th century, which is often dubbed ‘calamitous’, have such a bad reputation? Helen Carr: Some pretty bad things happened during the 14th century – including the greatest
