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Indian Woman Arrested for Using ‘Sorcery’ to Cure Covid-19
Hajira Beevi, 47, lives in Cheranalloor, a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India, on the banks of the Periyar River. She was arrested by the local police on Thursday after being caught performing “sorcery” in an attempt to cure Covid-19, otherwise known as coronavirus.
ashley cowie - 29/03/2020 - 19:00
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Ten Mythical Creatures in Ancient Folklore from Around the World
Mythical creatures, legendary beasts, and supernatural, mystical, and god-like beings have fascinated us since ancient times. They have filled folklore, stories, songs, and works of art. Sometimes living animals or fossils have inspired these mythical creatures. From the powerful dragon to the soaring phoenix, these mythical creatures continue to thrill, terrify, entertain, and inspire us.
Joanna Gillan - 14/01/2023 - 01:03
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Boggling Bannerstones of Ancient Americans: Were They a Function of Flight or More a Flight of Fancy?
... a Native American travel with the Vikings and arrive in Iceland centuries before Columbus set sail? Alternatively, ...
dhwty - 27/07/2018 - 18:55
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Amerigo Vespucci: The Forgotten Explorer Who Named America
The age of discovery is certainly one of the most dramatic periods of European history - a period of revolutionary voyages and contacts with the fascinating and mysterious New World.
Aleksa Vučković - 18/01/2020 - 18:57
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Yoshitsune: The Silk Clad Warrior With a Noble Quest for Revenge
Apart from a very rich mythology, Japan also has numerous histories about heroes. One of these is the story of Yoshitsune. Walking around in fine silk and playing the flute, at first glance he seemed innocent enough. He was extremely loyal, but Yoshitsune was also a dangerous man for any who dared to cross him.
valdar - 10/10/2017 - 02:01
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Bed Burials Linked to Medieval Christian Husband Hunters
A burial practice among elite medieval Europeans was to be interred on their beds, a rite which archaeologists call “a bed burial.” An English researcher has now completed an analysis of 72 bed burials across Europe, determining when exactly this luxury way to go arrived in England, and why.
ashley cowie - 31/07/2022 - 14:53
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Why Isn’t This Map in the History Books?
... a Native American travel with the Vikings and arrive in Iceland centuries before Columbus set sail? Mystery of ...
aprilholloway - 20/01/2017 - 19:17
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Genetic Study Reveals Deep California Roots of Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
... a Native American travel with the Vikings and arrive in Iceland? The Tragedies that Befell the Five Civilized Tribes ...
Nathan Falde - 26/04/2022 - 22:57
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A Test for the Taste Buds: The 7 Weirdest Foods in History
... the weirdest foods in history. Traditionally prepared in Iceland, hákarl is a dish of fermented and cured shark ...
Aleksa Vučković - 10/07/2021 - 18:24
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Archaeologists Find Evidence of a Viking Age Marketplace in Norway
... places in Europe, particularly common in Scandinavia and Iceland. Kristoffer Hillesland, an archaeologist at the ...
ancient-origins - 20/02/2024 - 21:54
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Viking Ship Burial Discovered on Norwegian Island
As technology is advancing, it is allowing us to know more about our past. Researchers in Norway have used it to identify a Viking ship burial on an island. The ship's outline was detected, and researchers have been able to study the buried vessel without even digging into the soil.
Ed Whelan - 24/11/2019 - 00:04
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Shape Changes, Fear Does Not: The Mythical Monster Coco
Coco is also known in folklore as Cuco, Coca, Cuca, Cucuy. It is a mythical dragon or a ghost monster which is said to appear in many different shapes and forms.
Natalia Klimczak - 20/03/2016 - 21:06
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Legends of the Selkies, Hidden Gems of Sea Mythology
... Faroese folklore, however there is a similar tradition in Iceland as well. When the Church Bells Ring: Themes and ...
Riley Winters - 08/08/2016 - 03:49
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Richly Adorned Arabic Influenced Chess Piece Unearthed in Norway
Archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) have recently discovered a rare and richly decorated Arabic-inspired chess piece in Tønsberg.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 30/01/2018 - 22:51
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Hawaii: Paradise Location Of Homeric Mythical Elysian Fields
Over centuries explorers as well as ethnologists noting the myths, legends, customs and folklore of the cultures native to the Pacific Ocean islands, have accumulated enough evidence to attest to contact between the ancient Greek world and the Polynesians. Comparing the traditions of Homer, Hesiod and Pindar to the Polynesian lore points to the theoretical possibility that the mythical Elysian Fields – the final resting place of the souls of the heroic warriors and
Felice Vinci - 12/06/2023 - 16:45
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Vikings Shipped Walrus Ivory to Medieval Islamic Merchants 4000km Away!
With the accelerated pace of climate change and global warming wreaking havoc on the ice sheets of the world, particularly Greenland, new evidence emerges from the ice-capped country. Greenland was a Viking colony from the 10th-15th century. They suddenly abandoned it and scholars are still debating why the Vikings left, with new evidence emerging just last month.
Sahir - 23/04/2022 - 18:59
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Unusual Viking Rituals That Will Surprise You (Video)
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Rapidly Melting Norwegian Ice Exposes Land Littered with Ancient Arrows
Dozens of ancient arrows dating from the Neolithic to the Viking Era have melted out of the Langfonne ice sheet in Norway.
ashley cowie - 26/11/2020 - 13:58
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5,000 Years of History Still Standing In Scotland’s Shetland Isles
... Sag a which tells of a couple eloping from Norway to Iceland who were shipwrecked and used the broch as a ...
ashley cowie - 14/04/2023 - 19:45
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The Skuldelev Ships At Viking Roskilde, Legendary City Of King Hrothgar Of Denmark
The Danish island of Zealand is home to the city of Roskilde, the capital of Denmark from the 11th century until 1443. Roskilde was at the heart of numerous Viking land and trading routes, exerting its influence over many miles and thousands of people. As such it has long attracted historians and archaeologists alike to this Viking world, lying 19 miles (30 kilometers) to the west of the modern-day capital Copenhagen and located at the south end of the Roskilde fjord, a south branch of Isefjord.
Rebecca Batley - 25/01/2023 - 15:54