Good information, but it doesnt address the claim on the inches. Im only asking as this sounds like some sort of urban legend rather than a factual reason for its failure.

Tsk! It’s easy to pronounce, just simultaneously pronounce an “a” and a horizontal semi-colon.

A “swede” is a turnip in New Zealand

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And to our fallen brother! [Hafthor and Oleg thrust their most prized swords into the burial mound in honor]

>Anya Seton

It's called Katherine (i'm answering since i just googled it myself)

Not sure if I understand your question, but Å, Ä and Ö is considered a part of the alphabet in Sweden. Thus adding three more letters to what English speakers consider their alphabet.

What is the name of the book, friend?

Very interesting article. John of Gaunt is one of my ancestors, but through his second wife and his daughter Catherine who married into the house of Castile.

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Is this just a matter of the way you are taught the alphabet in school? Because it blatantly is the character 'A' with a diacritic that indicates it is pronounced differently.

Thank you! I just reserved that book at my local library.

It’a a really cool museum about this in Stockholm, and you can find out a lot of interesting facts about it there! Also the ship very well preserved

I went to the museum itself a few years ago, but I found this which discusses the instability of the ship. https://faculty.up.edu/lulay/failure/vasacasestudy.pdf

>In the summer of 1628, the captain responsible for supervising construction of the ship, Söfring Hansson, arranged for the ship's stability to be demonstrated for Vice Admiral Fleming, who had recently arrived in Stockholm from Prussia.

"Man, this ship seems really unstable. Guess we better test it to see"

>Thirty men ran back and forth across the upper deck to start the ship rolling, but the admiral stopped the test after they had made only three trips, as he feared the ship would capsize.

"Man, this ship is really unstable. Guess we better not take it too far on it's maiden voyage"

>The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.

Crap, who designed those ships and did he ever work again?!

Anya Seton's novel about her is one of the finest works of historical fiction that I've ever read.

Vote. You need to vote and ask anyone you know to go vote.

Is this the ship from Black Sails? Or am I totally off lol

There is a post-rock band from Glasgow called Vasa

She was also a great step mother to Bolingbroke, who loved her and her children dearly. His children also grew to love, respect and rely on Beauforts. The whole story of John of Gaunt, his wifes and his children (and grandchildren) could've be been an idyllic love tale if not for that insignificant "Richard vs Henry quarrel".

In fairness, most European writers in the past paid little to no attention to folk beliefs or practices until the 16th century.

References to guising in the 1500s (not 1700s) may only be the first written reference - it does not tell us when the practice actually began.

Lastly, traditions can have more than one origin - they are often accumulated blends from multiple backgrounds. For example we know Christmas is obviously Christian and yet Christmas Trees are not.

Halloween's Celticity is highly romanticised and likely exaggerated but not entirely without basis.

The relationship to Chaucwr is mentioned in the link I posted, but you offered more context. Thank you!

Chemical analysis of the wood shows it was from the same location as the wood from the Vasa and the year rings show it was cut the same year.