Hello, hello! Apparently I'm in an ancient history mood at the moment, so let's take another dive into antiquitiy this time. Today we're following the astronomer Pytheas, who in about 300 BCE went on a journey of discovery to the far north, following the tin route. His book "On the Ocean" unfortunately got lost, but we know from other accounts that he made his way to Britain and from there, Barbarians showed him "where the sun goes to rest": another six day journey across the sea and there was the island he called Thule. It has been assumed for a long time that Thule must be Iceland, though in recent times, other theories have emerged, suggesting Smøla in Norway and Saaremaa in Estonia.
Triggers include a soft spoken voice with a light accent, dynamic camera work, pointing, tracing, page flipping and an all around relaxing and educational story to fall asleep to. I hope you're all doing very well and that you can make time for peaceful and restorative moments. You deserve it!
The absolutely gorgeous book is by Juha Nurminen and Matti Lainema. It's called "A History of Arctic Exploration: Discovery, Adventure and Endurance at the Top of the World".
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