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Ninth century Persian mathematician al- Khwarizmi known as the "father of algebra". The etymology of algebra is a western bastardized Arabic deriving from al-jabr loosely meaning "the reuniting of broken parts."

It has sometimes been said that this Ragnar was the model for the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok star of Danish chronicles and Icelandic sagas.

Benedict's rule was simple, elegant and influential. It would become the template for western monasticsm for generations. Monks who lived under its provisions would be known as Benedictines.

The Northmen celebrated a colorful pantheon of gods such as Odin, Ull, Baldr, Thor, and Loki.

Deus vult- God wills it.
Today Deus Vult has been adopted by the alt right and white supremacists as a watchword or meme.

From the 9th century onward founding, endowing or donating to monasteries became a popular pastime for rich men and women.

Eastern Franks are today simply called Germans

A degree of popular prejudice and suspicion of the "moro" the Moor or Spanish Muslim, whose true loyalties supposedly lie in north Africa is a continuing feature of Spain's political discourse.

By the start of the sixth century, one of the most keenly attended forms of public entertainment in Constantinople was chariot racing.

More than anything else the Arab conquests laid the foundations for Islam's rise as a major world religion. In 2015 it was reported that there were 1.8 billion Muslims in the world 80-85% Sunni and 15-20% Shia.