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15 hours ago · Etymology and nomenclature Rama is also known as Ram, Raman, Ramar, [α] and Ramachandra (IAST: Rāmacandra, Sanskrit: रामचन्द्र). Rāma is a Vedic Sanskrit word with two contextual meanings. In one context, as found in Atharva Veda, as stated by Monier Monier-Williams, it means "dark, dark-colored, black" and is related to the term ratri, which means night. In another ...
15 hours ago · Sigurd the Mighty of Orkney: 892: The second Earl of Orkney strapped the head of his defeated foe Máel Brigte to his horse's saddle. Brigte's teeth rubbed against Sigurd's leg as he rode, causing a fatal infection, according to the Old Norse Heimskringla and Orkneyinga sagas. Edmund Ironside: 30 November 1016
