A Lombard historian, known as Paul the Deacon (c. 720-799), wrote a history about his people, starting from early legends and folklore about their...

Duke Guntram Boso was a prominent Frankish nobleman who gained great notoriety (and some infamy) in the second half of the 6th century. He...

Thorodd Snorasson, an Icelander, reportedly was kept as a political hostage by King Olaf II of Norway between the years 1025 and 1028. When...

Droctulft was an intriguing figure from the 6th century. He was said to have been a man of Alamanni or Suebic birth who, in...

Members of the Frankish Merovingian Dynasty, especially in their heyday of the 5th, 6th, and early 7th centuries, were known to be a ruthless...

Chief Joseph—also known as Young Joseph, Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt (Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain), In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat (Thunder-traveling-over-the-mountains) and sometimes spelled Hinmatóowyalahtq’it—was a Nimiipuu (or Nez Percé) leader...

Sometime prior to the year 580, a servant from the region of Bigorra in southern France suddenly disappeared from his post to start a...

Liu Ci came from controversial roots and would continue the family drama into his own personal life. He was a grandson of the Han...

A curious tale about the Norse god, Thor, can be found in a poem called Alvissmal, or All-Wise’s Sayings, which was preserved along with...

Bernal Díaz del Castillo was an experienced conquistador who served on several Spanish voyages around Yucatan and Mexico, including the expedition of Hernan Cortes...