"Anfor's Corner - The Phaistos Disc" Panel 1. Anfor, an anthropomorphic magpie, is holding a pair of book while have a diagram of the Side A of the Phaistos Disc: "It is 1908, the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier finds a clay disc while excavating the Minoan palace of Phaistos. It features a spiral text on both sides that no one can decipher, even today. " Panel 2. A list of all the symbols that appear on boths sides of the Phaistos Dics: "It contains 45 different symbols, spread over 123 characters on side a, and 119 on side b. Curiously they have been stamped on the clay, instead of being written. It is theorized to be a religious text, or maybe a board game, similar to the more older Ancient Egyptian "Mehen." Panel 3. A diagram of the Arkalochori Axe, and a detail of its symbols: "Curiously another minoan artifact, the Arkalochori Axe found in 1934, shares some symbols with the disc. It also has been suggested that it might be an alternate form of Linear A, due to some symbols being similar." Panel 4. Anfor concludes near a detail picture of the Phaistos disc, showing the symbols stamped on the clay: "Many people have tried to translate it, or claim to have translated it. Others are convinced it's a hoax. But until we find another object or text that can shed some light on the matter, it will remain a mystery."

Hello gang! Here you have a new #anforscorner, about one of the most mysterious artifacts of the Minoan Bronze Age! The Phaistos Disc!

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This is a comic series that I post from time to time, talking about different historical curiosities. This is the last one, and you can check more in the comments or with the hastag #anforscorner

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"Anfor's Corner - Christmas Craft Tutorial: Victorian Gilded Walnuts" "In Victorian times, making homemade Christmas decorations was a popular way to decorate homes easily and cheaply, and a way to get together to do a craft activity. One of these decorations was "Gilded Walnuts," which were hung on Christmas trees. Let's celebrate the season by creating one:" "You will need Walnuts, a thin ribbon, a knife, a paintbrush, tacky glue and either golden paint or golden foil. First, carefully split the walnuts in half with a knife and remove the inside. This can be tricky, so keep spare walnuts. I recommend starting at the hole at the base of the walnut, without twisting the knife." "Paint the outside of each half with gold paint or gold foil. If using foil, apply gilding glue or a tacky glue like pva and wait until it's tacky to the touch. I also recommend using two paintbrushes: one for the glue and one for applying the foil. Alternatively, you can skip the paint and leave the nuts their natural color." "Once the paint or glue is dry, cut a piece of ribbon long enough and tie a small knot to secure the loop. Place the knot inside one of the halves and paint glue around the inside edge of the shell, glueing both halves together. It was also common to add small gifts or treats inside, which can be discovered at the end of the holiday, if you want." "Your Gilded Walnut is finished and ready to place in your Christmas tree!! Happy holidays!!"

For the season I made a special #anforscorner, a DIY tutorial to make an easy and cute victorian Christmas ornament, a Gilded Walnut!

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Thank you! I appreciate that you like this little posts, but I do warn you, I do post personal art 😅. Sometimes I do merge both styles of post tho, like with my #anforscorner little comics!

I also have plans for a new #anforscorner.
I don't want to give many clues about what it is going to be about, but here you have a vague hint: 📖🥀

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"Anfor's Corner - Onfim's Drawings" Panel 1. Anfor, an anthropomorphic magpie, tells while showing the photo of a piece of birch bark with markings on it: "It's the 13th century. In the capital city of Novgorod, a six- or seven-year-old boy named onfim writes his homework on pieces of birch bark." Panel 2. A crudely made drawing of a figure on horseback, spearing an enemy. "He drew himself as a fearless warrior, defeating an enemy. He also wrote his name near the warrior, so everyone knows that it is him." Panel 3. More drawings, of different figures. "He also made drawings of his neighbors, of soldiers, friends, family... He wants to be a warrior, like his father." Panel 4. The magpie from the first panel is lovingly admiring a drawing of some kind of creature. "He also drew something for his friend danilo. A “wild beast”, saying: GREETINGS FROM ONFIM TO DANILO!”

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It's time for a new #anforscorner! Today, I want to show you guys the adorable drawings made by Onfim, a child from the high medieval Russia!

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"Anfor's Corner - Onfim's Drawings" Panel 1. Anfor, an anthropomorphic magpie, tells while showing the photo of a piece of birch bark with markings on it: "It's the 13th century. In the small town of novgorod, a six- or seven-year-old boy named onfim writes his homework on pieces of birch bark." Panel 2. A crudely made drawing of a figure on horseback, spearing an enemy. "He drew himself as a fearless warrior, defeating an enemy. He also wrote his name near the warrior, so everyone knows that it is him." Panel 3. More drawings, of different figures. "He also made drawings of the people in town, friends, family... He wants to be a warrior, like his father." Panel 4. The magpie from the first panel is lovingly admiring a drawing of some kind of creature. "He also drew something for his friend danilo. A “wild beast”, saying: GREETINGS FROM ONFIM TO DANILO!”

It's time for a new #anforscorner! Today, I want to show you guys the adorable drawings made by Onfim, a child from early medieval Russia!

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Working on a new #anforscorner, and I'm only going to give this vagueish hint:
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"Anfor's Corner - Your Name in hieroglyphs" An anthro magpie with a book on his hand talks about egyptian hieroglyphs, showcasing some examples. "Egyptian script was a complex language that evolved over its 36 centuries of use. It would be impossible to learn all of its grammar in one sitting, but it might be fun to test its most basic grammar rules by trying to transliterate your own name!" "First we need to know the symbols closer to the letters that we use in our modern alphabet. These are phonograms, symbols that represent sounds." "The letters with * are approximations to the sound. Usually written egyptian didn’t include vowels, so a name like “Rachel” would be written as “RCHL”" "The next thing we need is a determinative. A symbol at the end of the name that will tell us what the person or thing with that name is, or a quality about it. Here you have a few common examples." "And now we have everything we need to write our name! Aesthetics were very important with hieroglyphs, so put low, broad symbols underneath each other, so it looks neat. This is only the tip of the egyptian script iceberg, but give it a try and have fun with it!"

Hey guys! I made a new installment of #anforscorner! This time, instead of a regular comic I decided to turn it into a bit of an activity, and teach you a bit of basic ancient egyptian grammar, so you can write your own name in hieroglyphs!

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"Anfor's Corner - The Roman Dodecahedron" Panel 1, Anfor, an anthropomorphic magpie, explains while holding a mysterious object in the shape of a dodecahedron: "What happens when there's no evidence, in art, literature, or by context, of an object's use? The result is the most mysterious artifact in history: the Roman Dodecahedron." Panel 2 displays a drawing of the Roman Dodecahedron, and its cousin, the Roman Icosahedron: "These copper dodecahedrons, with holes of different sizes, have been found at ancient Roman sites, but only in northern Europe and the British Isles. And nobody knows what they were used for." Panel 3, the magpie points to a doodle of the dodecahedron, surrounded by arrows and different doodles and questions. "There are many theories surrounding these objects. They could have been a measuring tool, a weaving tool, a game piece, some kind of holder... but all these theories have counterpoints and flaws that make them inconclusive." The final panel has a drawing of Anfor the magpie, winking at the public, while pointing at the sky with one finger. "This mysterious artifact is a great example of how important context is when investigating the past. Without it an object loses its meaning, and is just that, an object."

Ok, it has been a while, so I made another #anforscorner comic!! This time about what could be the most mysterious artifact in history, the Roman Dodecahedron!!

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"Anfor's Corner - Vegvísir" Panel 1, Anfor, an anthropomorphic magpie, explains while holding a book "Vikings and medieval norse culture are very popular in media nowadays. And one symbol that is seen a lot in those settings is this one, the Vegvisir" Panel 2, Anfor continues, along a bigger copy of the symbol "a magical compass, this symbol appears in all kinds of Viking-themed movies, series, video games, tattoos... but it has nothing to do with the vikings!" Panel 3 shows a photo of the vegvísir, as it appears in the Huld Manuscript. "It first appeared in the Huld Manuscript, a magic book from 1860, way long after the viking age. It claims to come from earlier nordic traditions, but without proof." Fourth and final panel. Anfor, with a distraught look, continues. "Another magical symbol that is not from the Viking Age, but that I have seen Viking reenactors paint on their shields is the so-called “Helm of Awe.” And although the helm appears in Norse sagas, the symbol is taken from a 1670 manuscript!"

I recently played Valheim for the first time, and this was the first thing I noticed, so I had to make a little comic about it.

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Page 2 of "Anfor's Corner - Naumachias" The first panel shows a topside view of the Colosseum during roman times, with two triremes in the middle of the arena, barely fitting. "The Colosseum’s arena is too small for two full-sized triremes to manoeuvre, so it is very likely that they were used as static scenery. And the water wouldn't be too deep either, so forget about swimming (or sharks)." The second panel changes the perspective to a ground view, showing the two static ships engaged in battle in the middle of the arena. "So it wouldn't be an epic naval battle as depicted in the film. But something more like a pirate show. A pirate show with more murdering." Panel three shows an illustration of Mérida's Anphitheatre, in Spain. "Interestingly enough, there are some examples of amphitheatres that have shallow pits in the middle of the arena that some theorize could have been used for small naumachias, like this one in the city of Mérida (Spain)" In the final panel, Anfor is waving goodbye. "In the end movies are movies. But sometimes is fun to see how ancient people tried to prepare still impressive stunts like this. Thank you for coming, and see you later!"

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Page 1 of "Anfor's Corner - Naumachias" In the first panel, Anfor, an anthropomorphic magpie, explains "Yesterday I watched “Gladiator 2.” It has a lot of problems, but there is one scene that I think would be interesting to talk about." The second panel shows an still from Gladiator 2's trailer, depicting a naval battle in the middle of the roman Colosseum. "I'm referring to the moment when they flood the Roman Colosseum, forcing the gladiators to fight in a mock naval battle. How real is all this? Did it really happen?" The third panel shows an illustration of the Naumachia Augusta, according to Jean Claude Golvin. "A naumachia was a naval battle to the death that was organized during special events. It was generally done in large artificial basins, called “stagnum” or “naumachia”." The fourth panel depics a cross section of the Colosseum, paying attention to the tunnels under the arena. "But, we know that two naumachias were held inside the Colosseum. They were done during its early years, before it got all the subterranean tunnels under the arena. But there is a problem..."

Hello people! I had the idea of making small comics from time to time, talking about random historical factoids if you guys are interested. We are starting with a topic relevant to certain new movie.

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