Alruna

Alruna is a Germanic female personal name, from Proto Germanic *aliruna, which is formed from runa "secret, rune" and a debated prefix that may be ali-, agil-, or alu-.

Welsh chronicles

A number of medieval chronicles of the history of Wales survive, notably the 9th century Historia Brittonum and the 10th century Annales Cambriae. These early chronicles are written in Latin, while from the 12th century, some are composed in Middle

Postniki

The Postniki were a millennial sect of 19th century Southern Russia, a branch of the Khlysty (flagellants) movement, founded by Abbakum Ivanov Kopylov, a peasant of the Tambov Oblast. Kopylov declared himself the living Christ and gathered a considerable

Giovan Francesco Capoferri

Giovan Francesco Capoferri (1487–1534) was an intarsia artist in Bergamo, Lombardy

Book of prophecies

A Book of prophecies or Chrismologion is a genre of literature of the Renaissance and the Early Modern period which collects prophecies or methods of divination

Erhard von Appenweiler

Erhard von Appenweiler was a 15th-century Basel chronicler and cleric. A native of Appenweiler near Colmar, his presence as chaplain at Basel Minster is recorded from 1429. He was made chamberlain at local commandery of the Order of Saint John in 1443. On

Staroizrail

Old Israel (Staroizrail) was a 19th-century sect founded in the 1830s by Perfil Katasonov, a disciple of Abbakum Kopylov, the founder of the Postniki (Fasters) sect, as the result of a schism. Its adherents considered themselves to be the Chosen People

Leonhard Fronsperger

Leonhard Fronsperger was a Bavarian German soldier and author. He received the citizenship of Ulm in 1548 and served in the imperial army during 1553–1573, under Charles V, Ferdinand I and Maximilian II. He retired and received a pension from Maximilian

Kindins

Kindins is a Gothic word that is identified by some scholars as the vernacular title for what may have been a political or judicial position among the 4th century Goths, identified in Greek and Latin sources as a "judge". Patrick J. Geary described the

Corcilius

Corcilius is a German surname recorded from the 18th century in the German Rhineland, more specifically in the county of Wied-Neuwied

History and use of electoral systems

An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Elections and referenda have been organized by governments, business, non-profit organisations and