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Necropants: Did Icelandic Sorcerers Really Make Magic Pants Out Of Human Skin?
A museum in Iceland is home to the only known pair of necropants: pants made out of human skin.
Legend has it that Icelandic sorcerers would tear the skin off of a dead friend’s body and clothe themselves in their flesh. They called them Nábrók, or necropants -- a type of dark magic that was supposed to bring the wearer unlimited wealth.
Mark Oliver - 27/06/2018 - 18:57
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A Pilgrimage of Thought, Pt 4: Dante Ascends Mount Purgatory
... Wrath A much more peaceful place than the nine circles of Satan's inferno, Dante and Virgil willingly remain within the ...
Riley Winters - 25/08/2015 - 15:00
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Ikea-style flat-pack church that sunk in a shipwreck around 500 AD to be revived
... of the world as conflicted between the forces of God and Satan, good and evil, light and dark, spirit and matter. The ...
Mark Miller - 18/11/2015 - 21:54
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Researchers Unpack Science Behind Unique Presence of Devil in Finnish Cave
Thousands of curious visitors venture to the Pirunkirkko or ‘Devil’s Church’ cave in eastern Finland, in the fervent hope of the contact with the spirit world, specifically, to ‘talk to the Devil’. This crevice cave allegedly served as a gathering spot for local sages seeking connection with the netherworld. Today, the site continues to attract practitioners of shamanism who conduct drumming sessions within its depths.
Sahir - 28/11/2023 - 17:57
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The Rising Of The Revenant: Medieval Zombies As Ostension
... – all agents of the Christian church’s arch-enemy Satan READ MORE… Like this Preview and want to read on? ...
Charles Christian - 02/12/2020 - 12:43
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How it Ends: The Ancient Roots of Doomsday Prophecies and End of the World Beliefs
... of their sins, and Christ would battle the Anti-Christ, Satan, and a False Prophet in the biblical Armageddon. The ...
Riley Winters - 15/07/2018 - 21:38
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Monk’s Beatus Apocalypses Warned of The End of the World
... fear of the Muslim invaders, who were seen as agents of Satan and the apocalypse. In one depiction, a monster rises ... happen a 1000 years after the events of revelation when Satan would once again be released from his chains. However, ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 05/04/2022 - 14:57
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First Greek Snake Altar To Underground Gods Found in Southern Turkey
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Demonic Possession and the Ancient Practice of Exorcism on the Rise?
Belief in malevolent spirits inhabiting the human body has persisted across cultures for millennia. During the Middle Ages, exorcisms were commonplace to rid individuals of supposed demonic possession. In modern society, the view is that these practices are outdated, and possession is regarded as a manifestation of mental illness. Despite this, the Catholic Church has reported a surge in requests for exorcisms.
Joanna Gillan - 04/03/2023 - 21:51
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Pagans in a Modern World: What is Neopaganism?
Modern Paganism (known also as Neopaganism or Contemporary Paganism) is a movement / group of religions / spiritual traditions centered on the reverence of nature. Modern Paganism borrows and adapts practices from ancient pagan beliefs, along with contemporary religious thought. It may be said that modern Paganism utilizes ancient wisdom to address the needs and concern of the present.
dhwty - 11/03/2017 - 18:58
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The Black Death: the Plague that Sowed Terror and Death in Medieval Europe - Part 2
Science had to wait until the nineteenth century to banish the idea of a supposed supernatural origin of the plague. The fear of a pandemic on a global scale persisted for four centuries (and even longer) after finding that the disease had spread out over vast regions of Asia as well.
ancient-origins - 13/09/2015 - 04:12
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Six Fantastic and Mythological Beings from the Blade Trilogy
... Vampires Inspired Tales of Bloodsucking Baobhan Sith, Satan, and Dracula The Blade films bring forth a unique ...
Phoenix Vald - 18/03/2022 - 00:59
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Hairless Dogs Hang Out at Peru’s Ancient Pyramids
Ancient hairless dogs parade around Peru’s pyramids, looking for new love.
A Peruvian hairless dog known as “perro peruano sin pelo” is defined by its shiny black leathery wrinkled skin, broken by random patches of sprouting hair. Dogs like these would not be out of place wandering the streets of Netflix’s series Chernobyl Diaries, because aesthetically, it has to be admitted that they look as if they have just come out of a tumble drier.
ashley cowie - 04/09/2019 - 18:57
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Exploring the Enigma of the Hellfire Club: Dublin's Haunted Secret
Mystical and occult places in the world have always attracted intrigued explorers and lovers of the odd and quirky. Often enough, such places are all around us, nestled in their enigma without us even knowing it. One such place exists quite close to the modern-day metropolis of Dublin. Now, the name could be misleading. The “Hellfire” is no modern disco club with a penchant for the occult. It is a ruin with a much greater heritage, one that reaches into the far and forgotten history of Ireland.
Aleksa Vučković - 12/07/2023 - 18:41
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Beyond Reality: 5 Common Themes in World Mythologies
... in a different light, God wins and wasn’t overthrown by Satan and the ‘fallen angels’ but rather expels them. 10 ...
Avi Kumar - 14/01/2024 - 23:57
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10 Ancient Symbols You Think You Know the Meaning Of (But You Probably Don’t)
From pigments to printing presses, symbols have been part of human communication from the very first day of mankind’s existence. The imperfection of speech, which undoubtedly allowed the sharing of ideas and stimulated invention, eventually resulted in the creation of new forms of communication, improving both the range at which people could express themselves and the longevity of information.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 21/12/2017 - 18:59
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The Medieval Crushing of the Cathars and Sexualizing of Witches
... penis. Another wrote: "When coupling with witches, "Satan sometimes assumes the form of a black man, sometimes ...
Steven Darian - 16/08/2022 - 22:53
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Agnes Waterhouse: The First Woman Executed for Witchcraft in England
... to possessing a familiar, a white spotted cat named Satan (or Sathan). She received the cat from her grandmother ...
Natalia Klimczak - 21/04/2016 - 00:53
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In the Spirit of Science: Casting Light on the Enchanting Will-o’-the-Wisp
... (evil light). If the light was red it was maintained that Satan himself was tempting the onlooker and in aboriginal ...
ashley cowie - 08/02/2018 - 18:56
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Face of the Only Victim of Roman Crucifixion Found in Britain is Revealed
Experts have successfully reconstructed the face of a man who was a victim of Roman crucifixion, a discovery hailed as "almost unique" by Corinne Duhig, a bone specialist from Cambridge University.
The facial reconstruction was showcased on a BBC Four program, shedding light on the life of a man who met a harrowing end in a previously unknown Roman settlement. His skeleton was found in a burial site alongside others from the 3rd and 4th centuries.
Nathan Falde - 18/01/2024 - 02:57