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what is the kalmar union

The Kalmar Union refers to a personal union in Scandinavia composed by Denmark, Sweden (including southern Finland) and Norway. It is also known as the “Kalmarunionen”. After the founding of this Scandinavian personal union in Swedish city Kalmar in the June of 1397, Norway, Sweden and Denmark became under a common monarch. The three countries …

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why do 5 nordic countries have crosses on their flags

In nowadays, Nordic countries particularly refer to Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. All of these countries have well developed social welfare system, and most of their people are Lutherans, therefore, all of their national flags feature crosses (commonly known as the Nordic cross). Who designed the pattern of national flags of Nordic countries? During …

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Real cases of pirate attacks on warships

On the ocean, merchant ships and fishing vessels are always trying to avoid any encounters with pirates. And it is common to find them being chased by pirates. But even the most vicious pirate will keep away from navies, since they are not a patch on navies in terms of tonnages, equipments or training.

who drank from the skulls of their enemies?

The fear of death is the original human worship. In many cultures, skull is undoubtedly the most representative element of death. Facing another person’s skull, anybody just cannot help thinking: am I looking at myself?

Who discovered North America first? Vikings, Columbus or Chinese?

This article mainly focuses on the question who discovered North America first. Was it really Columbus? Maybe Vikings? Or did Chinese do that earlier than Europeans? Since there were a large number of indigenous people living in North America, the discovery of North America was only a beginning of the communication between American civilization and …

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