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Vikings/Norse raiders are popularly portrayed as wielding axes whereas other European warriors are depicted as using swords. Is this accurate?

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I'm a traveling merchant in 1200 in Europe. Where can I expect to travel safely to sell my wears and where am I guaranteed to be robbed or murdered?

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How/why/when did the Normans develop their heavy cavalry when as Vikings they wouldn't have been able to originally? [Reposting because unanswered]

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Before the high taxation that lead to the Peasants' Revolt, why was John of Gaunt so hated?

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How much was the development of European Feudalism a response to Viking raids as opposed to other factors?

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Today, Republicans in Congress appealed directly to Iran to try and torpedo the nuclear deal currently being negotiated between the two heads of state. Has this ever happened before in the US?

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Is there any evidence of contact between early Christians (0-500CE) and the empires of India and China? If not, was there any before the First Crusade? What about the rest of the eastern world (Indochina, Japan)?

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How/why/when did the Normans develop their heavy cavalry when as Vikings they wouldn't have been able to originally?

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AMA request: the guy behind the "bloodninja" cybersex chats

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How were individuals recruited to serve as torturers during the Spanish Inquisition?

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Vikings/Norse raiders are popularly portrayed as wielding axes whereas other European warriors are depicted as using swords. Is this accurate?	153	AskHistorians
I'm a traveling merchant in 1200 in Europe. Where can I expect to travel safely to sell my wears and where am I guaranteed to be robbed or murdered?	42	AskHistorians
How/why/when did the Normans develop their heavy cavalry when as Vikings they wouldn't have been able to originally? [Reposting because unanswered]	14	AskHistorians
Before the high taxation that lead to the Peasants' Revolt, why was John of Gaunt so hated?	14	AskHistorians
How much was the development of European Feudalism a response to Viking raids as opposed to other factors?	14	AskHistorians
Today, Republicans in Congress appealed directly to Iran to try and torpedo the nuclear deal currently being negotiated between the two heads of state. Has this ever happened before in the US?	9	AskHistorians
Is there any evidence of contact between early Christians (0-500CE) and the empires of India and China? If not, was there any before the First Crusade? What about the rest of the eastern world (Indochina, Japan)?	9	AskHistorians
How/why/when did the Normans develop their heavy cavalry when as Vikings they wouldn't have been able to originally?	7	AskHistorians
AMA request: the guy behind the "bloodninja" cybersex chats	2	IAmA
How were individuals recruited to serve as torturers during the Spanish Inquisition?	1	AskHistorians