History!!

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

Where else?

 

[Azraellod]

Oh, and I'd always wondered. Which was the first country or culture (In recorded history) to have a female leader?

i think it was the egyptians.

i remember watching a program somewhere about one of the egyptian pharaohs being female, but the rest of eygpt didn't like that so they tried to erase her from their history.

wish i could remember what she was called.

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

Who ran the first Marathon and why?

Always loved this guy's name.

 

[bodyklok]

Oh, and I'd always wondered. Which was the first country or culture (In recorded history) to have a female leader?

but the rest of Eygpt didn't like that so they tried to erase her from their history.

wish I could remember what she was called.

Seems like they did a good job.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

Who ran the first Marathon and why?

Always loved this guy's name.

It was (supposedly) that Greek, Pheididipus or something typical like that. He had to go tell the Athenians that the battle of Marathon had been won, so ran all the way to the city, then all the way back to the beach at Marathon to tell the army commander the return message. its rumoured he dropped dead upon returning

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

Who ran the first Marathon and why?

Always loved this guy's name.

It was (supposedly) that Greek, Pheididipus or something typical like that. He had to go tell the Athenians that the battle of Marathon had been won, so ran all the way to the city, then all the way back to the beach at Marathon to tell the army commander the return message. its rumoured he dropped dead upon returning

Good job. I love History!

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Who ran the first Marathon and why?

Always loved this guy's name.

Some Athenian guy, Pheidippides I think. The legend says he ran all the way from the plain of Marathon to Athens to tell his compatriots about their win over the invading Persian army. He supposedly died due to exhaustion after pronouncing the word Nenikékamen, 'We have won'.

However, this is widely regarded as a mith since it wasn't unusual for messagers to run such a distance, and the figure of Pheidippides himself is thought to be only one of mith.

Shit, I was ninja'd.

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

Another question from what source do we get Norse mythology and a bonus how far did vikings spread?

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

Another question from what source do we get Norse mythology and a bonus how far did vikings spread?

Isn't it the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda?
As for how far they spread...They got everywhere didn't they? They reached America, I know that, and called the Natives they met there Skraelings. I know a bunch of Vikings also managed to make their way to the Mediterranean. They thought they sacked Rome but it turned out to be somewhere different. They kept the loot anyway

 

[lostclause]

Who ran the first Marathon and why?

Always loved this guy's name.

It was (supposedly) that Greek, Pheididipus or something typical like that. He had to go tell the Athenians that the battle of Marathon had been won, so ran all the way to the city, then all the way back to the beach at Marathon to tell the army commander the return message. its rumoured he dropped dead upon returning

I learnt it that he ran to sparta to get help. They refused because they were in the middle of a celebration for Apollo so he ran back to Athens and dropped dead there.
It doesn't really make sense otherwise, why would you kill yourself running when there's no danger?

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Another question from what source do we get Norse mythology and a bonus how far did vikings spread?

The Edda?

Anyway, The Vikings spread pretty much all across Europe and they were the first europeans to arrive in North America, establishing a colony in Canada, before being driven out by hostile natives and the harsh climate.
Swedish Vikings, named Rus, also descended into what is now Western Russia and founded the city of Kiev, which then became the capital of the Kievan Rus, a precursor of the modern Russian state.
Not to mention the Normans, which also took Southern Italy and Sicily from the Arabs.

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

The

Another question from what source do we get Norse mythology and a bonus how far did vikings spread?

Isn't it the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda?
As for how far they spread...They got everywhere didn't they? They reached America, I know that, and called the Natives they met there Skraelings. I know a bunch of Vikings also managed to make their way to the Mediterranean. They thought they sacked Rome but it turned out to be somewhere different. They kept the loot anyway

Very good but it is the Elder edda and the Poetic Edda unless Prose is another word for it I never learned. But yes they did move everywhere.

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

Here's a difficult one. What legend say how the Russians became orthodox.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

I learnt it that he ran to sparta to get help. They refused because they were in the middle of a celebration for Apollo so he ran back to Athens and dropped dead there.
It doesn't really make sense otherwise, why would you kill yourself running when there's no danger?

Yes, he did run to Sparta to get help, but he also ran from the spot of the Battle of Marathon to Athens to announce the victory to the Athenians. He didn't kill himself, he died from exhaustion, having fought a battle and then having runned 42 Km from Marathon to Athens.
This is all supposedly a mith though.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

Who ran the first Marathon and why?

Always loved this guy's name.

It was (supposedly) that Greek, Pheididipus or something typical like that. He had to go tell the Athenians that the battle of Marathon had been won, so ran all the way to the city, then all the way back to the beach at Marathon to tell the army commander the return message. its rumoured he dropped dead upon returning

I learnt it that he ran to sparta to get help. They refused because they were in the middle of a celebration for Apollo so he ran back to Athens and dropped dead there.
It doesn't really make sense otherwise, why would you kill yourself running when there's no danger?

You got the Spartan's refusal bit right. Thucydides tells us that the Spartans did eventually arrive, but only after the battle had been fought. They couldn't believe they'd missed out and demanded to see the bodies
But no, he didn't run to Sparta. The Athenians did not expect to win the battle of Marathon against the Persians, and were preparing to evacuate the city. Pheidippides ran to urge them not to. The distance he ran was 26 miles, from Marathon to Athens, hence why the 26 mile run today is called a Marathon

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Here's a difficult one. What legend say how the Russians became orthodox.

It is said to have been founded by the Apostle Andrew. According to legend, Andrew reached the future location of Kiev and foretold the foundation of a great Christian city, and the spot were he erectted a cross is supposedly the spot of St. Andrew's Cathedral today.

I just noticed that might not've been the question you asked.

 

[Dr Ampersand]

How did Atilla the Hun die?

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

How did Atilla the Hun die?

He died in his bed, on his wedding night with his last wife.

 

[lostclause]

I learnt it that he ran to sparta to get help. They refused because they were in the middle of a celebration for Apollo so he ran back to Athens and dropped dead there.
It doesn't really make sense otherwise, why would you kill yourself running when there's no danger?

Yes, he did run to Sparta to get help, but he also ran from the spot of the Battle of Marathon to Athens to announce the victory to the Athenians. He didn't kill himself, he died from exhaustion, having fought a battle and then having runned 42 Km from Marathon to Athens.
This is all supposedly a mith though.

I don't think he did both. There are to accounts: the legend he ran to athens with news of victory, and another greek historian who says he ran to sparta then athens. You seem to be merging the two since it would have been impossible for him to have run to sparta and back and take part in the battle.

Edit: here is a source for the above http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon#History

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

How did Atilla the Hun die?

Wasn't it apparently of a nosebleed, suggesting that he had severe internal bleeding somewhere?