Throughout human history we seem to have done almost anything to entertain ourselves, and some forms of entertainment have been pretty weird. Some of these have even teetered on the edge of the downright dangerous. When it comes to the practice of sword swallowing, this would certainly count as one of the more dangerous activities. […]
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Biting Off More Than You Can Chew? The Dangerous History Of Sword Swallowing
“Al-Quds Sword” Opens Gaza-Damascus road
03/06/2021 By Rajab al-Madhoun/Al-Akhbar Newspaper Translated by Staff Gaza | After years of estrangement due to the crisis in Syria since 2011, and the departure of “Hamas” from Damascus, the two parties are once again preparing to bring their relations back, despite internal criticism at their bases, at a time when the Axis of Resistance […]
Al-Quds Sword: A Drill for the Great Liberation War
31/05/2021 Source By Qassem Qassem/Al-Akhbar Newspaper Translated by Staff In the lead up to the latest confrontation with “Israel”, the spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaidah, issued a stern warning to Tel Aviv. On May 10, at exactly 4:40 p.m. local time, Hamas’s military wing gave the “Israeli” enemy “until six o’clock to withdraw […]
Gothic Warrior Found Buried With a Folded Sword in Macedonian Basilica
Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, capital of Macedonia, has been the subject of intense archaeological discovery especially in the last decade. In 2010, Thessaloniki’s three-aisled Basilica cemetery was discovered, but as it turns out, not entirely. As part of the ongoing Metro project work at “the Fountain” at Thessaloniki’s Syntrivani station, a lot of hidden […]
Ornate Prehistoric Bronze Sword Excavated In Denmark
A bronze sword has been extracted from the ground in Denmark. Archaeologists are amazed at the excellent condition in which it has been found, including its wood and horn hilt which have survived for around 3000 years. A ‘Unique’ 3,000-year-old Find Chief Inspector Jesper Hansen of Odense City Museums has been ‘delighted’ by the find, […]
The Drawing of the Sword on New Year’s Day
From King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table [1902] LONG, long ago, after Uther Pendragon died, there was no King in Britain, and every Knight hoped to seize the crown for himself. The country was like to fare ill when laws were broken on every side, and the corn which was to give the poor […]
Giuliani doubles down, says Soros uses Judaism as ‘a shield and a sword’
(JTA) — President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has a history of publicly attacking the Jewish billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros, having previously called him the “Antichrist,” saying he was “hardly a Jew” and asserting that he wanted to destroy the government because of his “sick background.” Now the former New York mayor […]
Czech Mushroom Hunter Finds 3,300-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword
A mushroom hunter in the Czech Republic has made the chance discovery of a rare, 3,300-year-old Bronze Age sword. Dedicated metal detectorists in the land must be feeling mixed emotions today as news of the mushroom picker’s historical treasure spreads across the internet. That’s just the way it is when an outsider comes into a […]
For Netanyahu, a Trump win could be a double-edged sword
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Alex Jones Executes Jeff Bezos Robot Drone With The Sword Of Truth
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South-Pawed Viking’s Sword Discovered In 1000-Year-Old Burial Mound
Norwegian archaeologists have discovered a 1000-year-old grave containing a rare Viking sword next to the body of what must have been an equally rare left-handed (south-pawed) Norse warrior. Vinjeøra is a village situated at the end of the Vinjefjorden (Vinje Fjord) on the European route E39 highway, about 12 kilometers south of the municipal center […]
Medieval Sword Found Preserved in Polish Lake is Over 1000 Years Old!
Polish archaeologists have found a rare medieval sword and other artifacts from the period at the bottom of a lake in Poland. This important artifact has been dated and is over 1000 years old. The weapon was found in a lake that has connections with the Piast dynasty , which was highly influential in the […]
Detectorist Finds Bronze Age Treasure Cache With Sword In Scotland
In fiction, treasure hunters cut through dense jungles, dive down to dangerous shipwrecks, and search the Holy Land looking for buried artifacts with high market value in an industry fueled by rare antiquities. But in the real world, on June 21, 2020, an amateur metal detectorist uncovered an exceptionally rare Bronze Age treasure hoard in […]
Searching for the Honjo Masamune, Lost Samurai Sword of Power
The Honjo Masamune is a sword that was forged by the renowned Japanese swordsmith, Goro Nyudo Masamune. This samurai sword is one of the most famous swords in Japanese history, and at one point of time, it even became one of the country’s national treasures. After the end of the Second World War, however, this […]
The Sword of Damocles Over Western Europe: Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil
Cynthia Chung June 3, 2020 In Part 1, we left off in our story at the SIS-CIA overthrow of Iran’s Nationalist leader Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953. At this point the Shah was able to return to Iran from Rome and British-backed Fazlollah Zahedi, who played a leading role in the coup, replaced Mosaddegh as Prime […]
Female sword dancers & missiles: N. Korea holds mass parade on eve of Olympics (VIDEOS)
The usual accompaniments were present, namely intercontinental ballistic missiles to display Pyongyang’s military capabilities. But there was also a dash of glamor: a red carpet, rolled out for Kim and his wife. Kim also delivered the expected rhetoric, speaking of his country as a “global military power” despite facing the “worst sanctions” from the West. […]
Hunters discover Viking Sword in mountains in Norway
Four friends were slowly making their way across the high altitude rocky terrain while hunting reindeer in Oppland, Norway. One noticed a rusty object sticking out of the rocks. Curiosity took over and he sped up to reach the spot, where he soon found himself in front of an impressive-looking sword. After releasing the […]