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Anitta, according to the middle chronology, reigned c. 1740–1725 BC, [4] or alternatively c. 1730-1715 BC (low middle chronology), and is the author of the Anitta text (CTH 1.A, edited in StBoT 18, 1974), [5] the oldest known text in the Hittite language, [6] also classified as "cushion-shaped" tablet KBo 3.22, [7] [8] being the oldest known text in an Indo-European language altogether.
Oba Sir Musendiku Buraimoh Adeniji Adele II, KBE (13 November 1893 – 12 July 1964) was the Oba (King) of Lagos from 1 October 1949 to 12 July 1964. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Life
[1] [2] When Louis sent a party to the gates, however, they were barred. [15] On 9 June, in a letter to Avignon's suzerain, the Emperor Frederick II , the French barons cited this incident, as well as the city's failure to supply the agreed upon number of hostages of suitable rank, as justification for his siege.
The Adal Sultanate, also known as the Adal Empire [2] or Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling Adel Sultanate, Adal Sultanate) (Arabic: سلطنة عدل), was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. [3] It was founded by Sabr ad-Din III on the Harar plateau in Adal after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat. [4]
Carnwennan ("Little White Hilt") was the dagger of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends. In Culhwch and Olwen, Arthur names it as one of the few things in the world which he will not give to Culhwch. Later, he uses it to slay the witch Orddu, the daughter of the witch Orwen, by slicing her in half. [1]
Citadels is a German-style card game, designed by Bruno Faidutti, originally published in French as Citadelles by MultiSim in 2000, illustrated by Julien Delval, Florence Magnin, Jean-Louis Mourier and Cyrille Daujean as graphic designer for the first edition.
Prior to 1975, Warenski made practical knives of all types, particularly hunting knives and skinners, but rose to fame for his "Legacy Knives" series of artistic pieces which he made exclusively from 1975 onwards. Warenski built a recreation of the gold dagger found in King Tut's tomb. It took five years for him to complete, and it contained 32 ...
Duncan was born in Newport-on-Tay, Scotland [1] and was educated at the High School of Dundee [2] before studying geology at the University of St Andrews. [3] After graduating in 1955, he moved to Calgary, Alberta, becoming a Canadian citizen in 1960. [4]