Phil Schempf

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Odysseys of Homer

Odysseys of Homer

The Odysseys are a collection of stories about Ulysses' journey home from the war at Troy purportedly written in the 8th century BCE by Homer, a blind poet thought to have lived in the Greek colonies in Asia Minor, possibly at Smyrna. The events...

Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald

Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald

A tale from Iceland, 800 years ago.In a dream of quarrels and deathThe birth of fair Helga is toldCross the north seas ventured for fameAt the call of kings, hearth bereftWounded pride, spawn'd of a sensed slightWhen tongues fail, sharper blades...

Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

Owen Chase (October 7, 1797 – March 7, 1869) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on October 28, 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the...