10 Historical Misconceptions

[tomifune]

http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=1&from=en-us_msnhp#/video/6a14c088-8655-4e06-9124-254ba48a9fb0

 

[Tecumsea]

All I got was advice on who you should be tipping and how much-was this a joke?

Keith

 

[tomifune]

Keith,
I just re-tried the link and it worked...as usual starts with a small advertisement but then gives the list....don't know what happened on yours.
Bob

 

[Mark S]

It worked for me too,...thanks.
I reckon you could easily make a list of a couple of hundred of those.

 

[Mirofsoft]

I'm happy
I just learned that the earth is not flat
Do you believe that ?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

A note, as I know there are not any evidence that vikins even had horns on a few cermonial helmets?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[tomifune]

Another historical misconception is all figure modellers are interested in historical accuracy

 

[tomifune]

A note, as I know there are not any evidence that vikins even had horns on a few cermonial helmets?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

They quoted the BBC and the Economist on that one

Bob

 

[Mirofsoft]

Ceremonial horns on helmets were Scandinavian and that was before the Vikings
and the origin of those horns is in the root of the word scandinavian

scan / avian birds of prey (avian) seeking(scan) from above and flying in a horn formation