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The Afghans refused to believe Nader was dead, and after a pitched battle they broke through to the tent and found the body lying in its own blood, with an old woman weeping over the head. The Afghans fought their way out of the camp and set off back to Kandahar. Not far from the camp they ran into a convoy of looted treasure that Mohammad Qoli Kha
... See moreMichael Axworthy • Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant
Evren Hassan
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Kevin
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Kirk Citron
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At Mammen in Denmark, one of the richest chamber graves of the whole Viking Age was made c. 970 for a man whose clothing has enabled us to reconstruct the dress of society’s highest echelons. The chamber itself resembled a hall and even had a pitched roof, all concealed under a great mound. The man was interred with a magnificent axe decorated in a
... See moreNeil Price • The Children of Ash and Elm
Aamer Akhter
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