Archive - Jul 30, 2008Trailer for the new "Alexander Nevsky" film online
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008-07-30 17:15
An extensive trailer from the latest screen version of Alexander Nevsky is available to view on YouTube. The film is in Russian.
Medieval "beguine" movement still alive in Belgium
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008-07-30 12:13
Life was tough for women in the 13th century, especially those who had lost their husbands and protectors to the Crusades. Experts believe this was the origin of the "beguines — a Roman Catholic laic order that began in the 13th century and branched across northwest Europe."
How do you say "football" in Welsh?
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008-07-30 08:14
Perhaps football is not as modern of a game as we believed. References to versions of the game have been found as early as the 10th century in Welsh literature and in the Black Book of Carmarthen, the first manuscript written in Welsh, in the 13th.
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