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"Michelangelo Code" latest renaissance mystery

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/07/06 - 12:03. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Christianity | Fine Arts | Italian
Reminiscent of "The Da Vinci Code," a decades-old mystery involves the claim that Michelangelo painted subversive messages into his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, including "secret" profile of the medieval poet Dante and a portrait of Jesus on the cross.
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Photos from Great Northern War

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/07/06 - 15:15. Chivalry | Lochac | Photo Album | SCA Royalty
Gwennie shares photos from the Kingdom of Lochac's Great Northern War which took place recently in River Haven (Samford, QLD, Australia).
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A tour of "remarkable Viking sites"

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/07/06 - 18:20. 901 CE to 1000 CE | Architecture and Construction | New World | Review | Scandanavian
Jeff Lukovich takes visitors on a unique tour of Newfoundland's Viking sites in an article for Canada.com.
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9th century Islamic coin found in Oslo

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/07/06 - 22:09. 801 CE to 900 CE | Metalworking | Middle Eastern | Scandanavian
Norwegian archaeologists are abuzz over the discovery of a 9th century Iranian silver dirhem, one of the earliest Middle Eastern coins found in Scandinavia. (photo)
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