Burning Down the House: Mythological Chaos and World Order on Gotlandic Picture Stones
The Gotlandic picture stone monuments of the oldest type constitute a material manifestation of a "concept" which basically deals with world order and balance, from the single picture to the monument as a whole.
Nanouschka Myrberg
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The article is a study on the library of San Benigno’s monastery of Capofaro in Genoa based on the inventory produced as part of the Survey of the Congregation of the Index between the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century ...
Adriana Alessandrini
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Polar‐low track prediction using machine‐learning methods
Machine‐learning models are developed to produce reliable and efficient forecasts of polar‐low (PL) trajectories 12 hours ahead. A temporal model (RLSTM) benefiting from the rolling‐forecast strategy, improves overall prediction accuracy and is suitable for quick experimentation, while a spatiotemporal model (PL‐UNet), incorporating both historical and
Ziying Yang +4 more
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“TATARS” AND THE “STATE OF THE TATARS” IN OLD NORSE-ICELANDIC LITERATURE
Research objective: The purpose of this study is to present the entire body of information about the Tatars and the Tatar State contained in Old Norse-Icelandic literature.Research materials: The materials are the works of Old Norse-Icelandic writing of ...
Jackson T.N., Litovskikh E.V.
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On the Navigation from Indialand to Denmark and on Menelaus, Konung of the Tattararíkah: Geographical Descriptions in the Icelandic-Norwegian Chronicles and Sagas [PDF]
The article deals with geographic descriptions in the Icelandic sagas. In the 12th through the 14th centuries Scandinavia special geographical works contained descriptions of the inhabited world based both on West-European chorographical tradition and ...
T.N. Jackson
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Dopo la guerra: la riorganizzazione dell’Istituto francese di Firenze tra anni Venti e Trenta
The work consists in rebuilding the french Institute’s history after the sunset of the historical direction of Julien Luchaire in 1920 to 1938: year of the end of the leadership of his successor, Henri Graillot.
Elisa Sanna
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Changing style and changing meaning: Icelandic historiography and the medieval redactions of Heiðreks saga [PDF]
Sagas appeared on Scandinavian scholars' horizons around the seventeenth century, when their narratives were accepted as reasonably accurate accounts on past events.
Hall, Alaric
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This study investigated airway epithelial barrier dysfunction persistence in ex‐smokers with COPD and underlying mechanisms using single‐cell RNA and ATAC sequencing. Epigenetic NKX2‐1/SPDEF dysregulation maintains goblet cell hyperplasia and barrier dysfunction despite long‐term smoking cessation.
Ayaka Shiota +17 more
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Pole-weapons in the Sagas of Icelanders
The Icelandic sagas are a major source of information on the Vikings and their fighting prowess. In these stories, several mysterious pole-weapons appear, which are often called “halberds”, for lack of a better word.
Jan H. Orkisz
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\u27Those Who Cling in Queer Corners To The Forgotten Tongues and Memories of an Elder Day\u27: J.R.R. Tolkien, Finns and Elves [PDF]
Those Who Cling in Queer Corners To The Forgotten Tongues and Memories of an Elder Day\u27 J.R.R. Tolkien, Finns and Elves Dr. Andrew Higgins In this paper I will explore how several historic, literary and mythic associations of the Finnish people with ...
Higgins, Andrew Scott
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