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I heard that knights in the Middle Ages were sort of like star athletes today. How is possible for a single person to stand out in a battles of thousands? Or is this just based on tournaments.

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How well accepted is the Germanic substrate hypothesis, and who are the most likely non-Indo-Europeans that the Germanic speakers encountered?

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Where does the image of the devil as a goat come from?

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Is the archetype of a wizard (think Gandalf) based on any group from history?

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Why are angels often portrayed as infants in Christian paintings?

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How accurate is The Last Kingdom in the little details?

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Let’s arbitrarily take the year 100 AD. What percentage of Roman citizens had killed someone at some point in their life?

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The Great Course I’m doing says that France was seen as the “traditional source of instability in Europe.” What factors lead to that instability?

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What is the origin of the portrayal of witches and wizards in pointy hats?

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How did patronyms become a name that got passed down?

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I heard that knights in the Middle Ages were sort of like star athletes today. How is possible for a single person to stand out in a battles of thousands? Or is this just based on tournaments.	13
How well accepted is the Germanic substrate hypothesis, and who are the most likely non-Indo-Europeans that the Germanic speakers encountered?	12
Where does the image of the devil as a goat come from?	12
Is the archetype of a wizard (think Gandalf) based on any group from history?	11
Why are angels often portrayed as infants in Christian paintings?	11
How accurate is The Last Kingdom in the little details?	11
Let’s arbitrarily take the year 100 AD. What percentage of Roman citizens had killed someone at some point in their life?	11
The Great Course I’m doing says that France was seen as the “traditional source of instability in Europe.” What factors lead to that instability?	10
What is the origin of the portrayal of witches and wizards in pointy hats?	10
How did patronyms become a name that got passed down?	9