12th 13th facts

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Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon' (about a Welsh witch) and 'Angel' were based on the Mabinogion. They were the earliest prose stories in Britain (12th - 13th centuries) and were written in Welsh.

His writings on Aristotle were important to the restoration of Aristotle's influence in the 12th and 13th centuries.

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1. Guédelon Castle in France is a building project, creating a medieval castle using only 12th - 13th century techniques. Visitors can not only see the castle, but spend time learning about medieval building techniques and join in the construction themselves. (Video in French w/ subtitles)

2. The wooden structure supporting the 210 ton lead roof of Notre Dame, nicknamed "The Forest," was made from an estimated 13,000 300-400 year old Oak trees from the 12th and 13th Century.

3. Wuzhu, also known by his sinicised name Wanyan Zongbi, or Jin Wuzhu, was a prince, military general and civil minister of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, which ruled northern China between the 12th and 13th centuries.

4. Bologna had around 180 towers in the 12th and 13th centuries

5. Queen Elizabeth II holds the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th and 20th places on the list of the world's current longest reigning monarchs

6. The populations of the Philippines and Ethiopia have both been recently estimated to have surpassed 100 million people, making them 12th and 13th country respectively to reach that population milestone.

7. China was divided into two separate countries for over a century in the 12th and early 13th centuries.

8. The Baltic Crusades which were religious wars waged by Catholic Christian Military Orders against the pagan Baltic, Finnic and Western Slavic peoples in the 12th and 13th century resulting in the forced baptism and subjugation of many.

9. A New Mexico Native American tribe, the Zuni, shares a lot in common with the Japanese, including language, and biological anomalies, leading some experts to believe the Japanese made contact with the tribe in the 12th or 13th centuries.

10. Due to its calendar, it is 2008 in Ethiopia. The calendar lags about 7 years behind the rest of the world, even with a 13th month to every year. On September 11th (or 12th if it's a leap year) a new year is celebrated.

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The 300-foot by 30-foot wooden latticework supporting the 210 ton lead roof of Notre Dame fueled today's fire. "The Forest" was made from an estimated 13,000 300-400 year old mostly Oak trees from the 12th and 13th Century.