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In the show "Vikings" (2013-), the vikings shown fight in a style very similar to what seems to be a Greek phalanx. Is this accurate to how Vikings at the time fought? And is there somehow a direct connection to Greece where they would have learned the style?

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How did monarchs in England and the rest of Europe react to the French Revolution?

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Why is religion more prominent in US politics than in other Western Democracies

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In the show "Vikings" (2013-), the vikings shown fight in a style very similar to what seems to be a Greek phalanx. Is this accurate to how Vikings at the time fought? And is there somehow a direct connection to Greece where they would have learned the style?	867
How did monarchs in England and the rest of Europe react to the French Revolution?	4
Why is religion more prominent in US politics than in other Western Democracies	3