Long before Ukraine was a modern nation, Viking warriors from Sweden laid the foundations of a medieval Slavic state—the Kievan Rus. Drawn east by silver from the Islamic Caliphate, these Norsemen ...

Last video we delved into the prehistory of Prussia in which the Deutschritter Orden, or Teutonic Order, colonized pre-Hohenzollern Prussia. Around 1192 this new order made its appearance in the ...

A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise you. Many know the years before the Renaissance and ...

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