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Rollo Vikings In 9th Century, Rollo Vikings became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in northern France. He is sometimes called the first Duke of Normandy. Rollo was born in the mid-9th century in Norwegian or Danish Family. Viking Raids in…
Canute the Great Canute the great was a son of the Danish prince Sweyn Forkbeard. As a Danish prince, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016. Scotland submitted to him in 1017. From 800 AD, The Danes, controlled the eastern and…
Charlemagne Biography Charles the Great or Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 to 814 AD. King of Frank Pepin had two sons Charles and Carloman. Charlemagne History After the death of their father, Charles and his Carloman ruled together, but…
Charles Martel was a who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace between 714-741 A.D. Early Life of Charles Martel He was a son of the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal and Pepin’s mistress, a noblewoman named…
Poros – Defender of Indian Border Alexander the great planned to invade India and met powerful indian king at Battle of Hydaspas. Paurav was the noblest of the Indian kings of his time. He ruled over the land enclosed by the Jhelum…
Early Life of Justinian The Great In 482 AD, Justinian was born the country now called Bulgaria. His father was a Shepherd. About sixteen years of age, left his mountain home in that country to go to the far away city of…
Early Life of Mohammed The founder of Islam was a man named Mohammed. He was born in the year 570, in Mecca, a city of Arabia. His parents were poor people, though, it is said, they were descended from Arabian princes. They…
Origins of Franks Clovis belongs to savage German tribes called Franks. In 481 AD, the power of the Roman Empire declined. A Tribe dwelt on the banks of the River Rhine having large number of savage Teuton tribes called Franks. The word…
Origins of Goths Alaric belong to Goth tribe. The Goths had come from the shores of the Baltic Sea and settled on this Roman territory. In 360 AD, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Valens some of the Goths joined a…
Composition of Ancient Army in Indian Subcontinent Chariots Chariots was the proudest arm of the Indian forces. A Rathi (Charioteer) enjoyed the honour of a knight in Medieval Europe. Charioteer uses four horses to draw each chariot. It carried six men, namely,…