VIKINGS VS THE TURKS BY DIMITRIS ALMYRANTIS

 

Yes, and on a large scale. Though “Viking” is the Western name for the Norsemen, and associated with their raids on the coasts of northern Europe, they were as or more focused on the east, where they were called “Varangians” or “Rus’” - the origin of the name of modern Russians, whose country originally took shape as a land of mostly Slavic tribes ruled by a Rus’/Viking elite from their fortified garð forts/cities along major rivers, reaching from the Baltic to the Black Seas. 

NOSTALGIA: BUSTER BROWN SHOE COMPANY

 

“Buster Brown was a mischievous youngster from the comic strip of the same name – the creation of Richard Fenton Outcault. The little blonde boy with the Dutch bang hair, wide sailor's cap and the big floppy bow collar became the mascot to kids feet when he lent his image to become the most famous children’s shoe company in the world, Buster Brown shoes.” [Wikipedia]