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SovereigntyQuest
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At the end of WW2 Hungary witnessed perhaps the most extreme example of hyperinflation on record. The currency, Pengo, was introduced in 1927 and by 1946 was at mind boggling levels.
The note that keeps on giving
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November 11th 1919.
Two minutes silence in London for the 1st anniversary of the war.
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Sobering image.
I watched this last night. Well, tbh, my wife watched it while I, after a long day, didn't manage to stay awake. I'll try again soon. She liked it and was impressed with the "weird".
In 1904 a ship was excavated in Oseberg, Norway. One of the objects found was an intriguing bucket. It got nicknamed “The Buddha Bucket” as the figure seemed to resemble a Buddhist monk sitting in a meditation pose. However, in time, it became clear that the bucket's decoration was likely a Celtic art piece from the 8th century and possibly looted in Viking raids in Ireland or England.
Photo: Aksel Kjær Vidnes
Photo: Kirsten Helgeland, University of Oslo
So the idea that the Vikings were in some way interacting with cultures from much further east was put on hold until a fascinating discovery in 1954. On the Swedish island of Helgo, located in Lake Malaren, an archaeological dig found a small bronze seated Buddha statue, whose id is unquestionable.
Image credit: Swedish History Museum
Remains of a leather strap found on the piece suggest it may have been strapped onto a boat(?) and carried as a talisman. Likely dating to the 5th Century A.D. in N. Indian region , the object could have travelled extensively as a talisman(by Vikings?) ,first for a couple of hundred years, before being settled onto a shrine like area in a domestic dwelling in Sweden.
Photo of commemorative stamp by the Swedish History Museum.
Photo: Aksel Kjær Vidnes
Photo: Kirsten Helgeland, University of Oslo
So the idea that the Vikings were in some way interacting with cultures from much further east was put on hold until a fascinating discovery in 1954. On the Swedish island of Helgo, located in Lake Malaren, an archaeological dig found a small bronze seated Buddha statue, whose id is unquestionable.
Image credit: Swedish History Museum
Remains of a leather strap found on the piece suggest it may have been strapped onto a boat(?) and carried as a talisman. Likely dating to the 5th Century A.D. in N. Indian region , the object could have travelled extensively as a talisman(by Vikings?) ,first for a couple of hundred years, before being settled onto a shrine like area in a domestic dwelling in Sweden.
Photo of commemorative stamp by the Swedish History Museum.
If you're keen on cinema and you're not following @kinostr , do you even nostr bro?
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Sounds like a barrel of laughs. Will your home town be sending a cop team to receive some "education"?
