Postcard Finally Arrives in Swansea 121 Years After it Was First Sent–Quest to Find Descendants Begins
nnThis postcard was slipped into a mailbox, or perhaps was supposed to be, over 100 years ago, but has only just arrived.nnDated to 1903, the Christmas-themed postcard had the address for the Swansea Building Society’s Cradock Street branch, which still exists today, and the staff there hope to find the relatives of Miss Lydia Davis, […]
Surprising Sophistication of the Viking Legal Code Newly Discovered in Carved Runes
nnA recent reinterpretation of the oldest extant Viking legal text in Scandinavia has shed light on the surprising societal sophistication of these raiders and traders.nnThe text is from an iron ring found in Sweden dating to the 9th century, called the Varsa RingnnThough an undoubtedly strange place to post civic information about fines, the runic […]