Search results
1 day ago · Thor -- A Very Human God Thor may seem like another classic male hero—the god of thunder in Norse mythology and a superhero today—yet the Icelandic poems and stories from the 13th century undercut the image of Thor as a straightforward hero. These amusing tales will give you a new window into a character you thought you knew.
2 days ago · The red cross also appeared on the livery of horses and on the order's pennant. This made them distinct from the Knights Hospitaller (who wore a white cross on a black background) and the Teutonic Knights (who wore a black cross on a white background).
12 hours ago · We visited a church that once belonged to the Teutonic order, and nice connection to my visit at Marienburg in Poland. Finally, we went to Enovit Winoteque for some wine tasting. Sitting outside on the pavement in a small, cobbled street, admiring the houses on the other side of the street and watching people passing by.
3 days ago · Chabad Chassidus is an all-embracing world outlook and way of life which sees the Jew's central purpose as a unifying link between the Creator and His world. Written by the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad, Tanya is the central text of Chabad Chassidus. It shows the reader a path to realizing their purpose and developing a deeper relationship ...
2 days ago · Roman bronze statuette representing a Germanic man with his hair in a Suebian knot. Dating to the late 1st century – early 2nd century A.D. The Germanic peoples were tribal groups who once occupied Northwestern and Central Europe and Scandinavia during antiquity and into the early Middle Ages. Since the 19th century, they have traditionally ...
3 days ago · The Duchy of Pomerania ( German: Herzogtum Pommern; Polish: Księstwo pomorskie; Latin: Ducatus Pomeraniae) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ( Griffins ). The country existed in the Middle Ages between years 1121–1160, 1264–1295, 1478–1531, and 1625–1637.
3 days ago · Flag of the Teutonic Order State: A black cross on a white field. 1466–1772 Flag of Royal Prussia: 1525–1701 Flag of Ducal Prussia: 1701–1750 First flag of the Kingdom in Prussia: A black eagle holding a rod and orb on a white field, a crown on top 1701–1935 Civil flag of Prussia A bicolour design – white and black, split horizontally ...
