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During the Middle Ages, many Christian Scandinavians believed that their old gods, the Æsir, had actually been humans from Troy who had fled their city's destruction. These Trojans had supposedly come to Scandinavia and used sorcery to convince the local people that they were gods.
🎨 Lorenz Frølich

On this day in 1183 BCE, traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy marks the end of the legendary Trojan War. #Troy #TrojanWar

On this day in 1916, Easter Rising: Irish rebels launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.#Ireland #EasterRising

On this day in 1967, Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 as its parachute becomes entangled. The first man to die during a space mission. #Soyuz #Space