Weird Weapons - The Mangual, or two handed chain flail. Used extensively in Spain and Portugal from around 1400 -1650.
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National Museum of Denmark is handing over an iconic cloak belonging to an indigenous group in Brazil at a ceremony being attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Portuguese ship with treasure found in Namibian desert
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These caves shouldn't exist. Or, at the very least, we can't yet explain them.
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Portugal’s insane plan to double its territory
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Were the Norse the first to settle the Azores? Seafarers may have come and gone from lush archipelago more than 1000 years ago
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What each nation wanted from the scramble for Africa vs what they got from it
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