Mythology and Legends in Warfare

Who Was Harald Bluetooth? The Viking King Who United Denmark Introduction Every time you connect your smartphone to wireless headphones or sync your laptop with a keyboard, you’re invoking the name of a 10th-century Viking king. Bluetooth technology—now ubiquitous in our digital lives—takes its name from Harald Bluetooth, a Danish monarch whose greatest achievement was …

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How The Spartans Shaped Europe: Legacy, Warfare, and Cultural Impact Introduction In August 480 BCE, at a narrow pass called Thermopylae, King Leonidas of Sparta and approximately 300 Spartan warriors made their legendary stand against the massive Persian army of Xerxes I. For three days, this tiny force held the pass, inflicting catastrophic casualties on …

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