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Jun 16

Hillforts: Defence or Ritual? – Part 1

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Over the last five years Iron-Age specialists have been re-examining what British hillforts were really for. The question is no longer just “fortress or farm?” but whether many of them were built first and foremost as places of gathering, display and ritual.

May 25

Brigantes Tribe

Thornborough Henges c.2004

The name Brigantia represents three separate concepts: a goddess, a people, and a tribal federation. By the Roman period, the name represented a tribal federation compromising all of what would become the Roman province of Britannia Secunda, except for the Parisi territory, east of the River Derwent.

Mar 24

Canute the Great

Canute the Great

The legend of King Cnut, also known as Canute the Great, is a fascinating tale that highlights themes of humility and the limits of power. King Canute ruled over England, Denmark, and Norway in the early 11th century. He was a powerful Viking king known for his military prowess and political acumen.

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