Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks — Ships on the Dnieper, by Nicholas Roerich. The trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks (Russian: Путь «из варяг в греки», Put iz varyag v greki, Swedish: Vägen från varjagerna till grekerna, Greek: Εμπορική Οδός Βαράγγων Ελλήνων) w … Wikipedia
Henry Treece — (December 22 1911 – June 10, 1966) was a British poet and writer, who worked also as a teacher, and editor. He is perhaps best remembered now as a historical novelist, particularly as a children s historical novelist, although he also wrote some… … Wikipedia
List of children's literature authors — This is a list of notable children s literature authors and their most famous works. For a discussion of the criteria used to define something as a work of children s literature, see children s literature. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P … Wikipedia
Viking's Sunset — is a children s historical novel by Henry Treece. It is the third in a series of three novels featuring the Viking Harald Sigurdsson; the others are Viking s Dawn and The Road to Miklagard.Plot summaryHarald Sigurdsson is now a mature man, and… … Wikipedia
Viking's Dawn — is a novel by Henry Treece. It is the first in a series of three novels; the others are The Road to Miklagard and Viking s Sunset.It describes the adventures of Harald Sigurdsson, a young boy who goes sailing with a crew of Vikings … Wikipedia
Tsargrad — (Old Church Slavonic: Цѣсарьградъ; Church Slavonic; Царьгра̀дъ, Russian: Царьград; Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian and Slovene: Carigrad or Цариград, depending on their alphabets (or Tsarigrad as an alternative… … Wikipedia
Harald III of Norway — Harald Sigurdsson (1015 ndash; September 25, 1066), later given the epithet Hardraada (Old Norse: Haraldr harðráði , roughly translated as stern counsel or hard ruler ) was the king of Norway from 1047 [Harald became co ruler in 1046 and king in… … Wikipedia
Varangians — The Varangians or Varyags (Old Norse: Væringjar, Greek: Βάραγγοι, Βαριάγοι, Váraggoi / Varyágoi , Ukrainian and Russian: Варяги, Varyahy / Varyagi ), sometimes referred to as Variagians , were Vikings, [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article… … Wikipedia
Constantinople — This article is about the city before the Fall of Constantinople (1453). For a more detailed approach after 1453, see History of Istanbul. For other uses, see Constantinople (disambiguation). Map of Byzantine Constantinople … Wikipedia
Schachgeschichte — Johann Erdmann Hummel: Die Schachpartie, 1818–1819 Über die Entstehung des Schachspiels bestehen unterschiedliche Auffassungen. Vor allem Indien, Persien und China werden als Ursprungsländer genannt. Der Zeitraum der vermuteten Entstehung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
