DATES AND DATING: JULIAN AND GREGORIAN CALENDARS
Until the autumn of 1582, all the various European countries used the same calendar: the Julian calendar, named after Julius[…]
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Month: August 2018
GUTTORMUR HALLSSON: A CAPTIVE’S TALE – PART 1
Guttormur Hallsson was a farmer in a place called Búlandsnes, near the town of Djúpivogur, on Berufjörður (Beru Fjord) in[…]
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GUTTORMUR HALLSSON: A CAPTIVE’S TALE – PART 2
(This post is a continuation of Guttormur Hallsson: a Captive’s Tale – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already,[…]
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GUTTORMUR HALLSSON: A CAPTIVE’S TALE – PART 3
(This post is a continuation of Guttormur Hallsson: a Captive’s Tale – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done[…]
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