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Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar, [4] Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks. Ansgar became known as the "Apostle of the North" because of his travels and the See of Hamburg received the missionary mandate to bring ...
The Ghosts of Inverloch, a Valérian comic, also features a Scottish castle. Castle Dangerous, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Douglas Castle. Old Mortality, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Craignethan Castle as Tillietudlem Castle. Hogwarts Castle, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter novels.
The Vita Ansgarii, also known as the Vita Anskarii, is the hagiography of saint Ansgar, written by Rimbert, his successor as archbishop in the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. [1] The Vita is an important source not only in detailing Ansgar's Scandinavian missionary work, but also in its descriptions of the everyday lives of people during the ...
4J Studios Limited is a British independent video game developer based in Dundee.It has a second office located in East Linton.Founded in April 2005 by VIS Entertainment alumni Chris van der Kuyl, Paddy Burns and Frank Arnot, the company is best known for porting Minecraft to consoles and handheld platforms.
Invercauld Castle (/ ˌ ɪ n v ər ˈ k ɔː l d /) is a country house situated in Royal Deeside near Braemar in Scotland. It is protected as a category A listed building , [ 1 ] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland .
About 1224 Norman de Leslie received the lands of Caskieben and was doubtless the builder of the Anglo-Norman castle which superseded the old tower (NJ72SE 40). The castle of Caskieben that was enlarged after 1662 by the addition of a Renaissance mansion in front, and renamed Keith Hall, was, however, a fine example of the Z-plan castle, a ...
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Ansgar's grandfather, Tovi the Proud, was a Danish thegn who came to England with Cnut, and received extensive lands in Oxfordshire, [3] and Middlesex. [4] His father Athelstan, thought to have been born before 1020, died sometime after 1045, served his son, Harthacnut , who formally succeeded his father as King of Denmark and England in 1035.