The history of Olavinlinna Castle in Finland.

The history of Olavinlinna Castle in Finland. "Olavinlinna Castle"Olavinlinna castle is located in Finland. It is near the town of Savonlinna, which many people confuse to be part of it. The castle is found in the southeastern part of Finland. The castle is within the swift strait of KyrÂÆ'Â ¶nsalmi, (it is surround by water on three sides).Olavinlinna was created in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott. He was a Danish knight in the fifteenth century. He named his castle Olavinlinna after the patron saint of all knights, St. Olaf. St. Olaf was an eleventh century crusader from Norway. He was one of the more famous crusaders of his time. Erik was born during the year 1430. His father's name was Axel Ericsson KURCK. His mother's name was Christina Somme Abrahamsson.The history of Olavinlinna stretches across a fairly wide expanse of time. It was first built in 1475 to repel attacks from the east and to take more control of the Savo region for the Swedish Crown.Olavinlinna in Savonlinna, Finland Suomi: Olavinli...There were never any atta cks from the east. Olavinlinna served as a Swedish eastern border until the start of the eighteenth century. When the Great Northern War broke out, Olavinlinna fought but eventually had to surrender to the Russians during the year 1714. The castle had to surrender because there was no food left or munitions left in the castle. The Russian control was over by 1721 when a peace treaty moved the borderline so that the Swedes could have their castle back. After the peace treaty of Turku the Russians got the castle back and it was still under military use until 1809. The Russians still stayed in the castle until the year1847. Then in the 1850's Olavinlinna served as a prison in Finland. During the 1860's two fires broke out and caused major damage.

Grave, Gravy, and Gravity

Grave, Gravy, and Gravity Grave, Gravy, and Gravity Grave, Gravy, and Gravity By Mark Nichol Are grave, gravy, and gravity related? Though they could be interpreted to have associated senses, their etymological origins are distinct. The noun grave, referring to a burial place, may seem to refer to weight, but it is unrelated to gravy or gravity, as is its derivative engrave. Grave and engrave stem from the Old English term grafen, meaning â€Å"dig† or â€Å"chisel†; the latter word, describing the action of inscription in stone or another hard surface, is a later form of the obsolete verb grave, which meant â€Å"carve.† And though gravy, a sauce based on the juice of cooked meat, can be heavy, its French forebear, grave (also graue), is apparently a misspelling of graune, meaning â€Å"sauce† or â€Å"stew†; its origin is the Latin word granum, meaning â€Å"grain† or â€Å"seed.† (Gravy can also mean, by extension, something good that was not earned or expected, such as effortlessly acquired funds, hence the idiom â€Å"gravy train† for a source of easy money.) Meanwhile, gravel comes from the Old French word gravele, which pertains to sand or small stones. But gravity is weighed down by a family of words, a couple of them perhaps unexpected, that have as a common ancestor gravis, meaning â€Å"heavy.† One of them is the sister noun gravitation; the sense distinction is that gravity refers to weight or to downward acceleration, which consists of centrifugal and gravitational, or attracting, forces. The verb form gravitate has a scientific meaning of â€Å"exert weight† or â€Å"move downward† but has also acquired the sense of emotional attraction or philosophical tendency; one might be said to gravitate toward a certain personality type or a specific school of thought. Other terms include the adjective grave, meaning â€Å"solemn,† gravid, meaning â€Å"pregnant† (from the notion of the pregnant state as a heavy burden), and gravitas, which means â€Å"dignity,† â€Å"influence,† or â€Å"presence† and alludes to a person’s serious attitude or physical bearing. Two words whose kinship with these words and each other may not be apparent are aggravation and grief. The original meaning of aggravation is â€Å"the act or result of making something worse.† It has another sense, â€Å"irritation,† which dilutes the useful specificity of the earlier definition but is also hundreds of years old. Grief, meanwhile, is also descended from gravis. Its meaning, â€Å"suffering,† stems from an Old French word (spelled the same) meaning â€Å"injustice† or â€Å"misfortune.† One who experiences grief is said to grieve, although the term can also apply to anger or oppression, especially in the verb form aggrieve, and one who is aggrieved is said to have a grievance. (That word may also apply to a statement articulating one’s dissatisfaction.) The adjectival form, grievous, means â€Å"difficult† or â€Å"serious.† Meanwhile, the term gravamen refers to the gist, or focus, of a grievance, especially in legal contexts, in which it pertains to the grounds for a legal action. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:When to Use â€Å"That,† â€Å"Which,† and â€Å"Who†50 Synonyms for â€Å"Idea†5 Erroneously Constructed â€Å"Not Only . . . But Also† Sentences