The more I travel, learn and experience, the more I realize how little I know of the world
Description of Icelanders, their heritage and origin, emphasizes the Nordic biological and cultural elements, while few hardly ever mention the Gaelic contribution. In the middle of the 20th century, Iceland was a newly independent nation struggling to come up with an identity as a… Continue Reading “Their haggis is our slátur: The Gael-Nordic Ancestors of Icelanders”
When traveling in Latin-America, most tourists seek out designated spots favoured by those seeking beautiful and exotic landscapes. Few though look around and see with their own eyes the exploitation around them that is part of the local society. This is both material exploitation… Continue Reading “The continuing Spanish/Latino exploitation of the Americas”
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A very worrying trend in US politics, a majority in favour of abolishing the United States of America, no less. As the author of the article points out, these results may be indicative of the polarization of US politics into hard core delusional Republicans… Continue Reading “Two-Thirds of US South Republicans Want To Secede from Country”
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The Calusa were once the dominant power in southern Florida. Numbering about 40.000 around 1500 AD, they dominated neigbouring tribes. Their society was stratified with a ruler having almost royal powers, or at least it seemed that way to the Spanish who were the… Continue Reading “Calusa”
Not much is known about the Ais who inhabited the Atlantic coast of Florida, south of Timucua. The Ais word for themselves is however known, Ais, which seems to be of the Chitimachan Language Family and means ‘people‘, a common endonym for many Native… Continue Reading “Ais”
Timucua location, chiefdoms and villages at the time of first contact with Spanish and French invaders. The Timucua language seems to be a language isolate unrelated to any other. Although estimated to number about 200.000 in the 1500s, none remains alive today. Epidemic diseases,… Continue Reading “Timucua”
Russia: A History of Repression
Posted on 29. December, 2022 by Man in the World
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Russia. What is that anyway? The term itself comes from the name that warring Ukrainian tribes called their Nordic rulers. That state never extended beyond the rolling hills of Dnepr. In the neighbouring watershed of Volga, the Slavic tribes there were busy conquering the… Continue Reading “Russia: A History of Repression”
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