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Greece Runestones
The Greece runestones () are about 30 runestones containing information related to voyages made by Norsemen to the Byzantine Empire. They were made during the Viking Age until about 1100 and were engraved in the Old Norse language with Younger Futhark, Scandinavian runes. All the stones have been found in modern-day Sweden, the majority in Uppland (18 runestones) and Södermanland (7 runestones). Most were inscribed in memory of members of the Varangian Guard who never returned home, but a few inscriptions mention men who came back with wealth, and a #U 112, boulder in Ed was engraved on the orders of a former officer of the Guard. On these runestones the word ("Greece") appears in three inscriptions, the word ("Greeks") appears in 25 inscriptions, two stones refer to men as ("traveller to Greece") and one stone refers to ("Greek harbours"). Among other runestones which refer to expeditions abroad, the only groups which are comparable in number are the so-called "England run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runestone
A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic alphabet, runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock. The tradition of erecting runestones as a memorial to dead men began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century, but the majority of the extant runestones date from the late Viking Age. While most of these are located in Scandinavia, particularly Sweden, there are also scattered runestones in locations that were visited by Norsemen. Runestones were usually brightly coloured when erected, though this is no longer evident as the colour has worn off. History The tradition of raising stones that had runic inscriptions first appeared in the 4th and 5th century, in Norway and Sweden, and these early runestones were usually placed next to graves, though their precise function as commemorative monuments has been questioned. The earliest Danish runestones appeared in the 8th and 9th centuries, and there are about 50 runest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U 358
U, or u, is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pronounced ), plural ''ues''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the "long U" sound, pronounced . In most other languages, its name matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History U derives from the Semitic waw, as does F, and later, Y, W, and V. Its oldest ancestor goes back to Egyptian hieroglyphs, and is probably from a hieroglyph of a mace or fowl, representing the sound or the sound . This was borrowed to Phoenician, where it represented the sound , and seldom the vowel . In Greek, two letters were adapted from the Phoenician waw. The letter was adapted, but split in two, with Digamma or wau being adapted to represent , and the second one being Upsilon , which was originally adapted to represent , later front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U 201
German submarine ''U-201'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of the ''Kriegsmarine'' in World War II. The submarine was laid down on 20 January 1940 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 630, launched on 7 December 1940, and commissioned on 25 January 1941 under the command of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Adalbert Schnee. Attached to the 1st U-boat Flotilla, she made nine successful patrols in the North Atlantic, the last two under the command of ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Günther Rosenberg. She was a member of eight wolfpacks. She was sunk on 17 February 1943 in the North Atlantic, by depth charges from a British warship. All 49 hands were lost. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-201'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-strok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U 140
''U-140'' may refer to one of the following German submarines: * , a Type U 139 submarine launched in 1917 and that served in the First World War until surrendered on 23 February 1919; used for testing by the United States; sunk by destroyer at Cape Charles, Virginia on 22 July 1921 ** During the First World War, Germany also had this submarine with a similar name: *** , a Type UB III submarine laid down but unfinished at the end of the war; broken up on the slip in 1919 * , a Type IID submarine that served in the Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ... until scuttled on 2 May 1945; wreck broken up at later date {{DEFAULTSORT:U-0140 Submarines of Germany es:Piedras rúnicas sobre Grecia#U 140 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U 136
''U-136'' may refer to one of the following German submarines: * , a Type U 127 submarine launched in 1917 and that served in the First World War until surrendered on 23 February 1919; broken up at Cherbourg in 1921 ** During the First World War, Germany also had this submarine with a similar name: *** , a Type UB III submarine launched in 1918 * , a Type VIIC submarine that served in the Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ... until sunk by on 11 July 1942 {{DEFAULTSORT:U-136 Submarines of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U 104
''U-104'' may refer to one of the following German submarines: * , a Type U 57 submarine launched in 1917 and that served in the First World War until sunk on 25 April 1918 ** During the First World War, Germany also had these submarines with similar names: *** , a Type UB III submarine launched in 1917 and that disappeared in September 1918 *** , a Type UC III submarine launched in 1918 and surrendered on 24 November 1918; broken up at Brest in July 1921 * , a Type IXB submarine that served in the Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ... until she went missing after 28 November 1940 {{DEFAULTSORT:U-0104 Submarines of Germany es:Piedras rúnicas sobre Grecia#U 104 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U 73
U73 may refer to: * * Great rhombidodecahedron * , a sloop of the Royal Australian Navy * Small nucleolar RNA SNORD73 * Uppland Runic Inscription 73 * U73, a line of the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vg 178
VG, vg or v.g. may refer to: Arts and media * '' VG Cats'', a 2001 parody webcomic * VG-lista, a Norwegian music chart * '' Vanguard: Saga of Heroes'', a 2007 fantasy video game * '' Variable Geo'', a 1990s erotic video game series * ''Verdens Gang'', a Norwegian newspaper (founded 1945) * '' Victory Gundam'', a 1993 anime series * Video game * '' Világgazdaság'', a Hungarian business newspaper (1969–2022) Aviation * VG Airlines, a defunct Belgian airline * Air Siam (1965–1976, IATA code VG) * VLM Airlines (1993–2018, IATA code VG) * Vonage (NYSE stock symbol VG) * Variable geometry, a wing/aircraft configuration * Vortex generator, an aerodynamic surface Military * Volksgrenadier, the designation of some German infantry units in World War II * VG (nerve agent), the NATO designation for a chemical weapon agent, a.k.a. Amiton Places * British Virgin Islands ** ISO 3166-2:VG * Victoria Gardens (Rancho Cucamonga), a market in California, US Religion * Vicar general, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sm 46
SM or sm may refer to: Business and economics * Service mark symbol () * Spesmilo ₷, a former international currency * Senior management Organizations * SM Entertainment, South Korean music label * SM Prime, a Philippine retail operator * SM Supermalls, Philippine chain of shopping malls * '' SM-liiga'', top Finnish men's ice hockey league * ''SM-sarja'', Finnish former top men's ice hockey league * ''Syndicat de la Magistrature'', a French union Places * SM postcode area, Greater London, England * San Marino, ISO country code * Satu Mare, Romania, vehicle registration Science Biology and medicine * "Sm.", author abbreviation for "Smith", see List of taxonomic authorities named Smith * S.M. (patient), a patient with brain damage * James Edward Smith (botanist) (1759–1828), botanist cited as "Sm." Computing * .sm, San Marino top-level Internet domain * SM EVM, Soviet computers, e.g. SM-4 * Streaming Multiprocessor Physics and chemistry * Samarium, symbol Sm, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
