Forgotten History
Forgotten History

Forgotten History

If history is a story, there are many plot holes. This blog seeks to fill major plot holes in the historical narrative. This blog is about historical topics, events, and peoples that have been forgotten by the public and academia. This blog will seek to educate its readers on historical subjects not taught in schools or by the media. This blog will also seek to educate its readers as to why a historical topic, event, or people group is ignored by major institutions whether they be sinister or otherwise.


The Grand Duchy of ..... Alaska?

4 Jun 2021 4 minute read 0 comments B0900223

Most people do not know this but the United States was not the first country to be offered to buy Alaska. There were other countries that were offered to buy the large mass of land west of Canada. One of those countries was Liechtenstein. But why was...

Gomer - Table of nations #1

25 May 2021 3 minute read 2 comments B0900223

How did certain nations form and end up where they did today? One explanation for how different nations and tribes formed can be found in the bible. Now, for those that don't believe in the bible, why does this matter? Good question. For starters, th...

What did the Europeans know about the new world before Columbus?

20 May 2021 7 minute read 0 comments B0900223

It is often taught in schools that Columbus was the first European to make contact with the new world. However, this is untrue as the Vikings made it to the new world roughly 500 years earlier. With that being said, what exactly did the Europeans kno...

Accidental discovery

14 May 2021 2 minute read 1 comment B0900223

Who was the first European to discover America? Was it Columbus? What about Leif Erikson? The actual answer is that both of these guys were beaten by a guy named Bjarni Herjólfsson. He was a Norse Icelandic trader looking for Greenland, however, cert...

The Aztec armor that could stop a bullet

14 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments B0900223

It is widely accepted that the Spanish conquered the Mesoamericans with technological superiority. They were able to go into modern-day Mexico with their steel breastplates and guns and just take out the Aztecs and other surrounding tribes. Or is the...

Khazaria: The Jewish Kingdom You've Never Heard Of

13 May 2021 5 minute read 6 comments B0900223

It's really interesting to look at history. All parts of history are interesting in their own right, however, only certain time periods and cultures are looked at. History (at least in the United States) is extremely eurocentric (this article won't b...

History of a Nimrod

11 May 2021 4 minute read 2 comments B0900223

What does the term "nimrod" mean to you? To one without knowledge of the bible or ancient history, it will likely take the definition of an insult. For most people, the term Nimrod denotes an idiot or a moron. However, this is an extremely recent def...

What has been forgotten

11 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment B0900223

If history is a story, there are many plot holes. This blog seeks to fill any and all plot holes left behind by modern academia and media. This is the first of many blog posts detailing historical topics often forgotten by the public due to them bein...