Alex A
Traveller, writer and history buff. You can usually find me in coffee shop somewhere in Europe.
Articles by Alex A:
In fifth-century Europe, socks were usually worn by “holy” people to symbolize purity …
“We bones that here are, for yours await” is written on the entrance in The Chapel of Bones in Portugal, a church adorned with 5,000 human skulls and bones
They want to demolish Miranda Castle, the astonishing 19th Century Neo-Gothic castle in Belgium
Japanese armor worn by all samurai classes – the Tatami Gusoku
The Way of the Warrior: Portraits of Japan’s Samurai warrior class
Measuring 8 ft 11 inches, Wadlow was the tallest man in history. At age eight, he was taller than his father.
There are runic inscriptions in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul left there by Vikings
Stunning portraits of chiefs and members of the Crow tribe
A paved trackway in Ancient Greece which enabled boats to be moved overland, some considered it the first railroad
The Chalcidian helmet- a bronze helm worn by warriors in the 4th & 5th century BC
