[Ans] Which invention was named after a medieval king?

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The name "Bluetooth," which refers to the standard for shortrange wireless connections, is derived from Viking King Harald Gormsson, who is credited with uniting Scandinavia. Like many medieval rulers, he also had a nickname: blátonn in Old Norse. It means Bluetooth. Many scholars believe that King Harald became known as Bluetooth because he had a conspicuous dead tooth that literally looked blue. The now iconic Bluetooth logo is actually a combination of King Bluetooth's initials in Scandinavian. Intel mobile engineer Jim Kardac came up with the name in 1997 after reading a book about Vikings.

[Answer] Which invention was named after a medieval king?

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...The name "Bluetooth," which refers to the standard for shortrange wireless connections, is derived from Viking King Harald Gormsson, who is credited with uniting Scandinavia. Like many medieval rulers, he also had a nickname: blátonn in Old Norse. It means Bluetooth. Many scholars believe that King Harald became known as Bluetooth because he had a conspicuous dead tooth that literally looked blue. The now iconic Bluetooth logo is actually a combination of King Bluetooth's initials in Scandinavian. Intel mobile engineer Jim Kardac came up with the name in 1997 after reading a book about Vikings.

[Answer] 5. If you were living in a medieval town which would you have feared the most?

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...1. Fire 2. Rain 3. Wind 4. Dirt Roofs were made from straw, so was bedding. Most of the houses were made of timber. A curfew was imposed every night to make sure that fires were quenched.

[Answer] In Medieval Europe, what were owls considered to be?

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...Sir Walter Scott wrote about owls: "Birds of omen, dark and foul." To the people of Medieval Europe, owls were witches to most. Hearing an owl's calls usually meant someone was dying. An owl's call can most often be heard at dusk and dawn, but if the night is clear, moonlit and with little wind, owls may call out throughout the night. Each owl species also has its own unique call. Once considered harbingers of bad luck, doom, destruction and death, owls are now seen as beautiful, mysterious, natural creatures. Source: Blogs.Illinois.Edu

[Answer] What did Medieval poor people receive when "souling?"

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...As Christianity spread into Celtic lands in the 9th century, it blended with and took the place of older pagan rituals. The church, in 1000 A.D., designated November 2 each year as All Souls' Day. This was a time for honoring the dead. During this time, poor people would go through the towns and villages, visiting the homes of wealthy families to offer prayers for the dead. In exchange, they would receive pastries called "soul cakes." This practice was "souling." It would later become a practice of children, eventually giving rise to trick-or-treating. Source: History.com

[Ans] What is flyting? Medieval Scottish contest of verbal abuse skills,European form of ancestor worship,Type of ritual dance in Native Hopi culture,A technique for throwing handmade pottery

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... Norse literature contains stories of the gods flyting. For example, in Lokasenna the god Loki insults the other gods in the hall of and the poem in which (generally considered to be Odin in disguise) engages in flyting with Thor. In the confrontation of Beowulf and Unferð in the poem Beowulf, flytings were used as either a prelude to battle or as a form of combat in their own right.

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Medieval Scottish contest of verbal abuse skills:

The Scottish poets, known as makaris, began the poetic competition known as "flyting." During a flyting competition, two rivals squared off in a contest of verbal abuse. Renowned for its ferociousness and extravagance, the flyting contestants attacked each other verbally to showcase their mastery of spoken invective. The traditional is apparently derived from the Gaelic "filid," a class of professional poets who specialized in composing savage tirades against anyone who offended them. Source: Britannica.com

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[Ans] What did the call of an owl signify in medieval Europe?

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In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.

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Death was coming to claim someone:

In medieval Europe, the presence of an owl indicated the nearby presence of a witch or other occultists. The call of an owl meant that someone was about to die. Owls have long been one of Halloween's favorite images. I

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[Ans] The Halloween tradition of dressing in costumes to go trick-or-treating is traceable back to what medieval practices?

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Trick-or-treating is a Halloween custom for children in many countries. Children in costumes travel from house-to-house, asking for treats with the phrase "Trick or treat". The "treat" is usually some form of candy, although, in some cultures, money is used instead

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"mumming" and "guising," :

For a night of practicing "mumming" and "guising," the early celebrants would construct their costumes from woven straw. 

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