According to Norse mythology, the universe was composed of nine realms, but what do we actually know about these mysterious worlds? In the very same text, the Gylfaginning, Sturluson also states that one of the roots of Yggdrasil runs through…
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Whereas Leif Erikson, Norseman, son of Erik the Red and great seafarer, in the year 1000 valiantly explored the shores of the American Continent; and Whereas the intrepid exploits of…
Now, a new Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology study has reassessed teeth from a long-disused cemetery in north-east England, Coach Lane, to investigate whether climatic fluctuation contributed to childhood vitamin D deficiencies during that time. Traces in teeth and on paper…
"Before there was a place called New York, there was Anthony the Turk." So begins Alan Mikhail's thought-provoking new book, "Newcomers: The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York" (Liveright/W.W. Norton). Relying on archives in the…
News History & Fun in Michigan Home - News - History of South Haven Michigan – 17 Postcards of Steamships, Nostalgia and Summer Fun In South Haven, Michigan, a boardinghouse sign could promise a meal and a bed while a steamer tied up a few…
In 1892, Oscar Wilde asked friends to wear green carnations to the opening of Lady Windermere’s Fan. The flower became tied to his circle, though historians still debate what he meant by it. That uncertainty runs through the history of queer…
News History & Fun in Michigan Home - News - History of Selfridge Field – The Michigan Home to One of the Oldest Continuously Operating Military Airfields in the United States The History of Selfridge Field includes a landing ground that Michigan supplied each…
News History & Fun in Michigan Home - News - Surprising History of Glennie Michigan – The Little Village That Outlasted the Railroad (1860 – 1950) In 1924, a new hydroelectric plant began operating about three miles west of Glennie, Michigan. Three years later, the railroad branch through…
The Western Roman Empire fell in 476, ending centuries of civilization. However, many empires that followed sought to revive that glory as their successors. No matter how strong the Byzantine claim was, it came to an end in 1453, as the Ottomans…
Viking Berserkers were shamanic warriors who engaged in special rituals to adopt the ferocity of animals in battle. How did their rituals work? Importantly, the sources agree that these warriors went into battle without armor, fighting naked except for their…
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