Shallowtalk

Anna Andreeva at Layr, Vienna

December 12, 2024 – January 25, 2025

In a fascinating archaeological find, a 9th-century Viking woman's burial revealed a ring inscribed with the Arabic phrase "for Allah," highlighting intriguing cultural connections between Norse and Islamic worlds.

Discovered in Birka, Sweden, a prominent Viking trading hub, the ring's inscription points to the extensive trade routes and interactions of the Viking Age. This discovery suggests that the Viking woman, possibly of high status, had significant contact with the Islamic world or was part of a broader exchange network.

German soldier having a smoke inside of the Paris Gun, 1918

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I am downsizing so much stuff but documenting my collection of junk in the process. Today's entry's are:

A U.S. Army manual firing device (Blasting machine). It is used if all electrical triggers in the M60 or M1 tanks should fail.

It can also be used to trigger blasting caps. A WWII U.S. Navy Portable Bomb Hoist Mark VI 10 years ago and have just not figured what the heck to do with it.

It's marked "Portable" but you sure as heck don't want to pack it anywhere.