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22 hours ago · Viking expansion was the historical movement which led Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, to sail most of the North Atlantic, reaching south as far as North Africa and east as far as Russia, and through the Mediterranean as far as Constantinople and the Middle East, acting as looters, traders, colonists and mercenaries.
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22 hours ago · Transylvania ( Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal; Hungarian: Erdély; German: Siebenbürgen or Transsilvanien, historically Überwald, also Siweberjen in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains and to ...
Jun 1, 2024 · Norway is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, the volcanic island Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago...
22 hours ago · Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City [8] ), and has a 2020 population estimate of 198,590 for the city, [4] making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area, and 224,190 for the wider council area including outlying localities. [5] The city is 93 mi (150 km) northeast of Edinburgh and ...
22 hours ago · The Akkadian Empire (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /) was the first known ancient empire of Mesopotamia, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer.Centered on the city of Akkad (/ ˈ æ k æ d /) and its surrounding region, the empire would unite Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and exercised significant influence across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia, sending military ...
22 hours ago · Warner Bros. Pictures Animation [a] ( WBPA ), formerly known as Warner Animation Group ( WAG ), is an American animation studio that serves as the animated feature film label of Warner Bros. ' theatrical film production and distribution division, Warner Bros. Pictures (also owned by Warner Bros. Discovery ). Established on January 7, 2013, by ...
