The Long Haired Kings

aka The Merovingian. Wiki : Merovingian dynasty France got the Dynasty. England got the Empire, ? Booyakasha

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Gaius Octavius

Wiki : Augustus Bloody Romans. What did they ever do for us? From SparkNotes :   Octavius Caesar Ocatavius Caesar is both a menacing adversary for Antony and a rigid representation of Roman law and order. He is not a two-dimensional villain, though, since his frustrations with the ever-neglectful Antony seem justified. When he complains […]

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Alexander the Macedon

OK. In my usual roundabout, weird way – I’ve finally reached the destination. Macedonia/Serbia I’m feeling a great need now to look into the Ptolemaic Pharoahs via…..?!? “We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good; so find we profit By losing of our prayers.”   […]

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The Fool

When you go to sleep thinking of something. Wake up thinking of something. It’s a sure sign that “something” is bothering you. Here (I think) I see — The Moon. The Sun. Judgement. The World. The Fool. A Page. A King. The Hierophant. ? Is there anyone out there who knows this deck or can […]

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Tall, Blue-Eyed, Fair Haired

I think of Viking when I see that. But then – I’m unashamedly biased :o) From NC :   The identity of the “ancient” Chinese Mongols.  References to the Mongol inhabitants of the Ancient China are unlikely to surprise anyone – the modern Mongols still live there, and the modern Mongolia borders with China. These […]

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Meanwhile – Back at the Ranch

Holy shadows of the dead, I’m not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people, to fight one another. I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad, brothers, if I had all of you standing […]

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Wide Eyed & Clueless

I got there. Eventually. Celebrate. Oh. Now I am actually “there” — —What do I have to do? Where to go? Hello. Excuse me. Jumping up and down here. I paid for the ALL IN PACKAGE.  Where is my luggage? Where is the Tour Guide???   Shrug. Let’s see where this road leads :o)   […]

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The Cryptic Clue

As said in The Hound of the Baskervilles : We hold several threads in our hands and the odds are that one or the other – guides us to the truth. I had to use both West and East parts of the map :o)    

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Stuck in China with Five Barbarians

So. I thought I’d finally reached where I’ve been going. But… …a final fact check (the meaning of a certain name) took me right back to China. I should be peeved but it has actually double-reinforced the fact that I was checking out. Woohoo :o)   Wiki : Five Barbarians   Wiki : Xianbei  

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15th Century French

I was watching FEB. Thank you, Martin for the source shares. As soon as I saw this (below) I knew Exactly what it was! Bottom row, left to right : Lovers. Chariot. Justice. The Hermit.   I might’ve got derailed again.  

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Fast Backwards

Time and Tide etc… Quick History Reset and then I can get to the place I’m headed!   “Ivan Samuilovich Greig (1776–1802), traveled to China but was never heard of again.”   No bloody wonder he got lost, never heard of again. China was jam-packed with Tartars, Turks and  Eastern Europeans!!   From NC : […]

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The Huns

Raphael’s The Meeting between Leo the Great and Attila depicts Pope Leo I, escorted by Saint Peter and Saint Paul, meeting with the Hun emperor outside Rome   To get where I want to be, I’m being forced to Go West – Backwards. From China to Eastern Europe. From NC:   The “ancient” Chinese Hungarians. The nation of the Huns was quite prominent […]

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