There was a Uhtred the Bold who was the Earl of Northumbria. However, he was born 100 years after 900AD.
Pillaging had already happened in the preceding decades, thanks to the Viking invasions.
By 900AD, the Viking settlers were being incorporated into the emerging Kingdom of Scotland.
Four decades later, a joint army of Scots and Vikings was defeated at the Battle of Brunanburh by King Athelstan, securing the future of what was to become England.
The non-fictional story is written here: Battle of Brunanburh 937AD
Pillaging had already happened in the preceding decades, thanks to the Viking invasions.
By 900AD, the Viking settlers were being incorporated into the emerging Kingdom of Scotland.
Four decades later, a joint army of Scots and Vikings was defeated at the Battle of Brunanburh by King Athelstan, securing the future of what was to become England.
The non-fictional story is written here: Battle of Brunanburh 937AD
Hi Johno!
I couldn't find a reference to an Anulf. It is Ánláf (Olaf Guthfrithson) who is obviously your man.
He was the viking leader dubbed King of Dublin who fought alongside King Constantine II of Scotland at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 AD.
Ánláf returned to Ireland in 938 AD, but after Æthelstan's death the following year he left for York where he was quickly able to establish himself as king.
Olaf Guthfrithson - Wikipedia
It was a time of great to-ings and fro-ings in pursuit of wealth and power - I guess there wasn't much else to do before the coming of the Internet and Netflix!
I couldn't find a reference to an Anulf. It is Ánláf (Olaf Guthfrithson) who is obviously your man.
He was the viking leader dubbed King of Dublin who fought alongside King Constantine II of Scotland at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 AD.
Ánláf returned to Ireland in 938 AD, but after Æthelstan's death the following year he left for York where he was quickly able to establish himself as king.
Olaf Guthfrithson - Wikipedia
It was a time of great to-ings and fro-ings in pursuit of wealth and power - I guess there wasn't much else to do before the coming of the Internet and Netflix!
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Interesting discoveries about the Earth's magnetic field.
Apparently it conked out about 41,000 years ago. Earth was bathed in Cosmic Rays, Aurora lit up the night. The Ozone layer was destroyed. Many species became extinct.
We found the first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth's magnetic poles. It may help us predict the next
Do humans have a magnetic sense? Apparently they might:
Magnetoreception - Wikipedia
Cows align themselves North-South.
We know that is true from this famous joke:
Weird, huh?
Apparently it conked out about 41,000 years ago. Earth was bathed in Cosmic Rays, Aurora lit up the night. The Ozone layer was destroyed. Many species became extinct.
We found the first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth's magnetic poles. It may help us predict the next
Do humans have a magnetic sense? Apparently they might:
Magnetoreception - Wikipedia
Cows align themselves North-South.
We know that is true from this famous joke:
Weird, huh?
According to Steve's link, it appears that mineral formations in caves, such as stalagmites and stalactites, could help improve our understanding of the Earth’s magnetic field.
To tell the difference between the two, I always remember that 'tites' come down!
The above stalactite appears to have undergone several magnetic field reversals!
To tell the difference between the two, I always remember that 'tites' come down!
The above stalactite appears to have undergone several magnetic field reversals!
Magnetoreception is a widespread phenomenon in the animal kingdom.
I was particularly interested in the fact that dogs can be trained to locate bar magnets.
In a series of experiments using hidden bar magnets and hidden food treats as a control, 13 out of 16 dogs detected the magnet at a rate significantly above chance level, while none of the dogs managed to match that rate of success in finding the food treat. Dogs can be trained to find a bar magnet [PeerJ]
The Dogs experiment was fascinating, but prone to other explanations, one feels. Maybe Dogs can smell iron magnets? Like sharks can smell blood?
But I am sure birds have a built-in compass, otherwise how do they migrate such vast distances. How do Salmon always find the same river to spawn? And bees seem to know where they are going.
Seems without a magnetic field a planet loses atmosphere, ultra-violet and cosmic rays damage the ozone layer. The Earth hots up.
Right now a compass at Greenwich points dead North. This only happens every 360 years.
But I am sure birds have a built-in compass, otherwise how do they migrate such vast distances. How do Salmon always find the same river to spawn? And bees seem to know where they are going.
Seems without a magnetic field a planet loses atmosphere, ultra-violet and cosmic rays damage the ozone layer. The Earth hots up.
Right now a compass at Greenwich points dead North. This only happens every 360 years.
I do hope Steve hasn't been sitting too close to his spark generator and allowing the ozone to go to his head!
I did find out that there is an evolving dent in the Earth's magnetic field called the South Atlantic Anomoly, or SAA, which allows solar particles to dip closer to the Earth's surface than normal.
According to geophysicists, a localised field with reversed polarity grows strongly in the SAA region, thus making the field intensity much weaker than that of the surrounding regions.
NASA Researchers Track 'Dent' in Earth’s Magnetic Field | NASA
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The food treats were used to test for the role of olfaction in finding the magnets.
I was under the impression UV, because of its higher photon energy levels, broke O2 molecules apart, which them quickly reformed in a continuous process. No no mag field involved.
I imagine however ionized oxygen atoms would respond to the earths mag field. So if there was an anomaly in tne field, that would be reflected in the Ozone layer.
I imagine however ionized oxygen atoms would respond to the earths mag field. So if there was an anomaly in tne field, that would be reflected in the Ozone layer.
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There is another mechanism for ozone depletion.
Energetic protons carried by strong solar storms boost the production of nitrogen oxides in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
The protons split nitrogen gas molecules (N[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]) into two free nitrogen atoms. Nitrogen atoms are highly reactive with oxygen, creating oxides of nitrogen.
Nitrogen oxides are known ozone killers. They can descend, mix with, then attack the ozone layer.
Energetic protons carried by strong solar storms boost the production of nitrogen oxides in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
The protons split nitrogen gas molecules (N[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]) into two free nitrogen atoms. Nitrogen atoms are highly reactive with oxygen, creating oxides of nitrogen.
Nitrogen oxides are known ozone killers. They can descend, mix with, then attack the ozone layer.
Sounds like war up there Galu!
Surely this nitrogen depletion process must have some natural control or some constraining factors since the ozone layer has been around for 100’s of millions of years, finally robust enough about 550 million yrs ago to allow complex life to emerge from the sea and onto the land? In other words, it can not be a runaway process.
Surely this nitrogen depletion process must have some natural control or some constraining factors since the ozone layer has been around for 100’s of millions of years, finally robust enough about 550 million yrs ago to allow complex life to emerge from the sea and onto the land? In other words, it can not be a runaway process.
Where is the proof that without it we wouldn't be here right now? In any case, how many naturally occurring sources for ozone are there? Is it not constantly being produced? Depleted faster than it's produced? Again, where's the proof we should care? Not the science measuring it's depletion but the direct evidence it's depletion is detrimental. We've been getting sunburns for thousands of years.
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