William Shakespeare wrote many plays, one of which is Hamlet. I saw The Simpsons do a parody once, but I didn’t know the whole story. Also I heard The Lion King’s story was mostly based on the plot of Hamlet. I also thought it was weird to see Mel Gibson in a movie based onContinue reading “Things I Hate: Hamlet (1990 Film)”
Tag Archives: Denmark
(Not So) Fun Fact: The English King Who Committed Genocide Against the Danes
Æthelred the Unready ordered the St. Brice’s Day Massacre which targeted Danes living in England. Denmark and other Viking nations attempted a fairly successful revenge, especially as the sister of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard was the most notable victim.
Things I Like: Vikings: Valhalla (TV Series) Season 1
My wife and I needed something new to watch, so we stumbled upon Vikings: Valhalla on Netflix. I figured it was connected to the Vikings show that originated on the History Channel and I was right. The show is set during the last century of the Viking age. The English crown decides to do somethingContinue reading “Things I Like: Vikings: Valhalla (TV Series) Season 1”
Fun Fact: Lego Etymology
Legos were invented by a Danish carpenter named Ole Kirk Christiansen and his family in the 1930s. The name came from the Danish words leg godt which translates as “play well”. However the first “legos” were not the plastic bricks everyone knows, as they didn’t come out for at least a decade.
Fun Fact: Who Owns Greenland
While Greenland is considered its own country, it’s technically also part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
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