North-Central American English (in the United States, also known as the Upper Midwestern or North-Central dialect and stereotypically recognized as a Minnesota accent or Wisconsin accent) is an American English dialect native to the Upper Midwestern United States, an area that somewhat overlaps with speakers of the separate Inland North dialect situated more in the …

Viking expansion was the historical movement which led Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, to sail most of the North Atlantic, reaching south as far as North Africa and east as far as Russia, and through the Mediterranean as far as Constantinople and the Middle East, acting as looters, traders, colonists and mercenaries.

The Italian Peninsula (Italian: penisola italica or penisola italiana), also known as the Italic Peninsula or the Apennine Peninsula, is a peninsula extending from the southern Alps in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south. It is nicknamed lo Stivale (the Boot). Three smaller peninsulas contribute to this characteristic shape, namely Calabria (the "toe"), Salento …

Zona numită acum Anglia a fost locuită pentru prima dată de oameni moderni în perioada paleolitică superioară, dar își ia numele de la Angli, un trib germanic care-și derivă numele din peninsula Anglia, care s-a stabilit în secolele al V-lea și al VI-lea. Anglia a devenit un stat unificat în secolul al X-lea, iar de când era ...

All modern forms of football have roots in the "folk football" of pre-industrial English society. Early references (14th to 18th centuries) The earliest reference to football is in a 1314 decree issued by the Lord Mayor of London, Nicholas de Farndone, on behalf of King Edward II.Originally written in Norman French, a translation of the decree includes: "for as much as there is great noise in ...

The mountains and hills of England comprise very different kinds of terrain, from a mountain range which reaches almost 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) high, to several smaller areas of lower mountains, foothills and sea cliffs.Most of the major upland areas have been designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) or national parks.The highest and most extensive areas …

England national under-19 football team, also known as England under-19s or England U19(s), represents England in association football at under-19 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.. The squad are currently coached by Ian …

Anglia (peninsula), original home of the Angles in north Germany; In England in the early Middle Ages: Most often, East Anglia and, in particular, the Kingdom of East Anglia; Mid Anglia (disambiguation) West Anglia (disambiguation) and,

The settlement of Iceland (Icelandic: landnámsöld [ˈlantˌnaumsˌœlt]) is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the ninth century, when Norse settlers migrated across the North Atlantic.The reasons for the migration are uncertain: later in the Middle Ages Icelanders themselves tended to cite civil strife brought about by the ambitions of the Norwegian king …

Los reinos vikingos de Dinamarca fueron pequeños territorios gobernados por caudillos que tenían categoría de monarcas absolutos. Esos territorios formarían posteriormente el reino de Dinamarca.Siguiendo una evolución similar a los reinos vikingos de Noruega y compartiendo un idioma común con todos los pueblos nórdicos en aquel entonces (el nórdico antiguo), los …

This list of ancient Germanic peoples is an inventory of ancient Germanic cultures, tribal groupings and other alliances of Germanic tribes and civilisations in ancient times. The information comes from various ancient historical documents, beginning in the 2nd century BC and extending into late antiquity.By the Early Middle Ages, early forms of kingship began to …

Geology and landscape. Most of the region is located on the South West Peninsula, between the English Channel and Bristol Channel.It has the longest coastline of all the English regions, totalling over 700 miles (1,130 km). Much of the coast is now protected from further substantial development because of its environmental importance, which contributes to the region's …

The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division One Midlands (which stand at level 8).. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England and the northern/central areas of the …

Overview. Dialects can be defined as "sub-forms of languages which are, in general, mutually comprehensible." English speakers from different countries and regions use a variety of different accents (systems of pronunciation) as well as various localized words and grammatical constructions; many different dialects can be identified based on these factors.