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1. Rethinking Barbarians: Were They Really Savages?

   ... cultural aspects. They had a strong sense of honor; loved art and poetry ; emphasized hygiene and grooming; lived in ... values of heroic individuals. So, for example, the 1982 fantasy film directed by John Milius, “Conan the ... image of barbarians as primitive and uncivilized. 1982 fantasy film, Conan the Barbarian. (Hutson Hayward/ flickr ) ...

   Aleksa Vučković - 06/01/2024 - 16:54

2. The Lost City of Z and the Mysterious Disappearance of Percy Fawcett

   ... And can we perhaps tell a story that steers away from fantasy? Archaeologists find untouched ruins in their search ...

   Bryan Hill - 14/03/2019 - 20:54

3. Uncovering the Authorship of Our Ancient Myths - Part 1

   ... a vivid imagination and the stories are simply flights of fantasy. Other researchers conclude that the Gods were living ...

   ancient-origins - 22/12/2013 - 02:50

4. From Christendom to Europe: How a Continent Got Its Identity

   ... much smaller. Top image: An old map of Europe ( Idril’s Fantasy ) This article, originally titled ‘Disagreements on ...

   ancient-origins - 15/05/2017 - 01:53

5. Who Was Snow White? When Old Stories and Real Women Combine

   ... 1937, Walt Disney Productions released an animated musical fantasy film based on the Snowdrop story, having Gustaf ...

   Marilia Pezzato - 05/02/2017 - 14:10

6. Great Chain of The Golden Horn: Constantinople’s Impenetrable Barrier

   ... to face certain death in the fiery waters. Fans of modern fantasy literature will surely see the similarity between ... devised by the cunning dwarf Tyrion Lannister. History and fantasy were combined into one exciting and exhilarating ...

   Aleksa Vučković - 26/09/2020 - 17:53

7. Notorious Knight Greysteil and His Magical Sword Sit on the Cusp Between Legend and Reality

   ... in ancient legends, they now feature in fantasy fiction. Being inspired by Norse and Celtic ...

   ashley cowie - 18/02/2018 - 20:10

8. Edinburgh’s First Inhabitants Revealed in 3D Digital Reconstructions

   ... twisting street is like a backdrop in a Harry Potter type fantasy movie, but beneath this Renaissance wonderland, in ... was recreated in part by Karen Fleming, a MSc Forensic Art and Facial Identification student at the University of ... of Karen Fleming is that she doesn’t have the luxury of art or photographs with which to guide her recreations, and ...

   ashley cowie - 10/01/2020 - 17:44

9. Were Other Humans the First Victims of the Sixth Mass Extinction?

   ... stars and wonder if we’re alone in the universe. In fantasy and science fiction, we wonder what it might be ...

   ancient-origins - 21/11/2019 - 23:01

10. Deities or Vampires? Hecate and other Blood-Drinking Spirits of Ancient Times

    ... a practice related to Satanists or fictional characters in fantasy novels or horror films. However, it was a part of ...

    Natalia Klimczak - 13/06/2016 - 00:37

11. Wailing Out the Lament-Filled Legends and Origins of Irish Banshees

    ... Draken Sang. "Spirits of Legend and Fantasy: Banshees."  Spirits of Legend and Fantasy: Banshees . BigPoint, 2016. Web. ...

    Kerry Sullivan - 24/12/2016 - 03:56

12. Patasola: The Destructive Femme Fatale of the South American Jungle

    ... Record Straight Selling Sex: Wonder Woman and the Ancient Fantasy of Lady Warriors That Goes Back Millennia This ...

    ashley cowie - 14/01/2018 - 18:39

13. Brutal Viking World Recreated in New Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

    ... Viking was really interesting to me.” Is a Blood Soaked Fantasy a Healthy Intro to History? There is no doubt the new ... Born for Valhalla: How Viking Children Learned the Art of War But, surely a bloody blend of fighting and war ...

    ashley cowie - 02/05/2020 - 23:05

14. Mount Olympus, Dwelling Place of the Gods: Myth vs Reality

    ... and its deathless denizens, lives on today.  Top Image: Fantasy illustration of the palaces of the gods on Mount ...

    Caleb Strom - 23/09/2022 - 15:00

15. What Would You Have Eaten for Christmas in Medieval Times?

    ... food on the table. This is typical of medieval manuscript art. Even elaborate descriptions of royal feasts say little ... displays of prepared meat, sugar or wax in the form of fantasy animals, angels and castles were often part of the ...

    ancient-origins - 06/12/2016 - 14:49

16. Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald, Dark Fantasies and Secret Societies

    At the end of the Harry Potter fantasy prequel,  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , ...

    ancient-origins - 28/10/2018 - 17:58

17. The Romance of Alexander the Great: Are the Legends Really True?

    ... Inc., 20 July 1998. Web. 17 https://www.britannica.com/art/Alexander-romance . History.com Staff. "Alexander the ... . Lorberfeld, Audrey. "Fantasy over Fact: An Inquiry into The Greek Alexander ... Dec. 2012. Web. http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/surs/2012/12/01/fantasy-over-fact/ . Pseudo-Callisthenes, and Richard ...

    Kerry Sullivan - 27/01/2017 - 13:53

18. Love is a Battlefield: The Legend of Ishtar, First Goddess of Love and War

    ... the Planet Venus Selling Sex: Wonder Woman and the Ancient Fantasy of Lady Warriors That Goes Back Millennia Playing ...

    ancient-origins - 25/06/2017 - 14:04

19. Antarah ibn Shaddad and the Origins of Chivalry in Pre-Islamic Arabia

    ... intended name. Although it has always given my inner-fantasy writer a kick to imagine translating the relevant ...

    Abdallah Al Alfy - 29/12/2021 - 14:00

20. Seductress’ Cave of Depravity from Homer’s Odyssey Found?

    ... Research, Rome Sotterranea ) Scientific Fact or Scientific Fantasy? The way in which this story is being reported makes it sounds more like a flight of fantasy than a valid scientific discovery and skepticism is ...

    ashley cowie - 17/08/2019 - 16:50

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