Monthly Archives: August 2017
FACT OR FICTION?: VIKING BERSERKERS
To find out what the Vikings’ most enthusiastic warriors were really like, visit:
TRIVIA TRAIL: VIKING WARFARE
Question: Where did Vikings do most of their fighting? Answer: At sea. For more interesting facts about Viking warfare, visit: https://www.realmofhistory.com/2015/11/25/10-things-show-know-vikings-warfare/
HISTORIC CEREMONIES: VIKING FUNERALS
So, the next time one of the kids’ pet goldfish expires …. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/primary-school-students-scotland-gave-dead-goldfish-viking-burial-180962368/
HISTORY SHARE: VIKING PLACES WORTH VISITING
If you’re a Viking fan, and happen to be in Scandinavia, you can visit these places: http://thedockyards.com/5-spectacular-viking-village-museums-from-scandinavia/ http://thedockyards.com/saga-viking-longhouse-iceland-documentary/ And one, day, these ones: http://thedockyards.com/new-viking-village-norway-become-reality-2017/ http://thedockyards.com/large-viking-age-military-camp-recently-discovered-england/
HISTORY SHARE: MEDIEVAL SPEECH
The remains of England’s last Plantagenet king were discovered in a Leicester parking lot in August, 2012 and reburied in Leicester Cathedral on in March, 2015. Since then a recreation of what Richard III might have looked has been made, and the University of Leicester has also produced a recording of what he and his […]
HISTORIC TRADITION: HIGH TEA
Not in my budget, and there are definitely less expensive options, but if you’re in the UK and want to splurge… https://www.visitbritainshop.com/canada/afternoon-tea-shakespeares-globe-theatre/?utm_source=consumer_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=afternoon_tea_and_tour_at_shakespeare_globe_theatre&utm_campaign=june In Victoria, B.C., Canada, These are the places to go: https://www.bcliving.ca/best-afternoon-tea-services-in-victoria but when my mother and I were in Victoria back in 1988, we indulged in the ritual at the Crystal Gardens. A […]
YESTERDAY & TODAY: OPPOSING VIEW CLASHES
One way to connect modern kids to history is to call their attention to events that happened in the past that are still going on today, and ask their opinions as to whether this is good or bad, should still be going on or shouldn’t still be going on, and why they think this is. […]
HISTORY SHARE: WARTIME ROMANCES
Ah, wartime romance! My parents had one of those. They met in February, 1942, and were married by August. Short courtships were common during that period. Most of the marriages lasted, though, including theirs. They were together for sixty-three years. Today would have been their 75th anniversary. http://www.kickvick.com/love-romance-wartime-photos/
DON’T FORGET THE ‘STORY’
August’s book suggestions are Viking or Descendants-Of-Vikings based. Ages 3-7 The Chronicles Of Ragnor Rabbit Book 1: How I Got My Name by Melinda Kinsman (In Comic Style) (Viking Related) Toki In Jorvik by Chris Fell & Ray Page Toki Learns The Runes by Chris Fell & Ray Page Ages 7-9 Canadian Flyer Adventures […]
Time Travelling With Kids 