17K views · 105 reactions | Découvrez aujourd’hui les sagas coups de cœur d’Olivia de Lamberterie. Et vous, quel sera le vôtre ? • La jeunesse du monde, de Bruno Stabenrath • Poussière blonde, de Tatiana de Rosnay • L’inconnue du portrait de Camille de Peretti | ELLE | Facebook

When we talk about the Vikings, most people picture hard weather, long voyages, and men with axes. The truth is far more interesting. Viking women held a level of influence that might surprise anyone who imagines them in the background. Their world demanded strength from every direction, and they rose to meet it. Picture a woman standing on a cold northern farm while the men are gone for months at sea. She is the one making sure the livestock survive the winter. She is the one settling disputes

281K views · 3K reactions | The artillery shell found was a 20 lb Parrott chilled nose bolt believed to have been fired by the 2nd Vermont Battery also known as Holcomb's Battery. The battery was equipped with (4) 3.67 inch Sawyer rifles (cannons) and (2) 20 lb Parrott rifles (cannons) and was found near where Heath Jones from the History Seekers team found a rare Sawyer Bolt weeks earlier... #historyseekers #history #metaldetecting | History Seekers | Facebook