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Be It Known: Women’s Wills Mirroring Anglo-Saxon Times
... 600s, beginning in Kent and East Anglia. It had been pagan in the 400s but by the ninth and tenth century it was ...
Viki Holton - 20/11/2023 - 14:46
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The Iliad And The Odyssey: Lessons From Humanities
... be the ‘Bible’ of the ancient Greeks, but actually the pagan, polytheistic Greeks did not have any officially ...
Dr Richard Marranca - 31/01/2024 - 23:51
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Global Grey - Nothing But Free eBooks
Global Grey offers completely free quality eBooks in PDF, EPUB and Kindle formats, on a wide variety of subjects such as: Ancient Egypt, Esoteric and the Occult, the Ancient Near East, Philosophy, Paganism, Australia, Far East Religions, Ancient Europe, Hinduism, Christianity and Gnosticism, Sufism, the Paranormal, Conspiracies, Africa, Meditation, Secret Societies and more. There is also a fantastic selection of classic books from authors like Dickens, Kipling, Twain, Austen and others.
ancient-origins - 28/08/2014 - 13:54
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El Infiernito: Sacred Site of the Muisca Civilization of Colombia
... at El Infiernito in the 1500s they considered it to be “Pagan,” in turn the term Infiernito meaning “little ...
Gisele Santos - 25/09/2015 - 14:58
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Priceless Ancient Papyrus with Gospel of John Extract Found on eBay for $99
... early Christians, in sharp contrast to their Jewish and pagan contemporaries, preferred for their texts.” Two sides ...
aprilholloway - 21/11/2015 - 21:45
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Was the Battle of Actium Lost for Cleopatra and Mark Antony Before It Even Started?
The Battle of Actium proved to be a catastrophic blow to the hopes and dreams of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. With unwavering confidence, the renowned duo had nurtured the belief that they were adequately equipped to confront the forces commanded by Octavian. However, their convictions were ultimately shattered as reality proved them wrong.
Natalia Klimczak - 13/07/2023 - 14:57
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Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion
In a groundbreaking historical work that addresses religious conversion in the West from an uncompromisingly secular perspective, Susan Jacoby challenges the conventional narrative of conversion as a purely spiritual journey.
ancient-origins - 10/12/2016 - 01:55
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
... -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the ...
ancient-origins - 02/12/2017 - 01:16
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Latest Thornton Abbey Discovery: Did the Great Famine take a Medieval Priest and Leave an Elaborate Grave?
... Method of Judgement Double Medieval child burial, one Pagan, one Christian, mystifies German researchers The slab ...
ancient-origins - 18/04/2017 - 22:58
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Egyptian Demons and Magic: Exorcising Evil Spirits
Most of us are familiar with the images of the deities, kings and queens of Egypt; but for every one of the famous scenes reproduced from those times, smaller, more obscure supernatural figures are far more numerous. Many of these entities fall into a category of supernatural beings known as demons or daemons. They also have an ongoing existence after the pharaonic culture, the end of Paganism, the rise of Christianity, the coming of Islam, and even into our own modern era.
Chris Morgan - 25/06/2021 - 14:33
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Sons of Cain, Builders of Empires. Paradise Lost Gives Rise to the Birth of City-States. – Part II
After brutally slaying his brother Abel, Cain had to flee Eden and settled in the land of Nod. He laid the foundations of the city Enoch, so named after his firstborn son, Enoch. Cain craved the blessings of the Garden of Eden his parents had experienced and he set out to reproduce the first simulated Garden of Eden. It was here, east of Eden, that Cain’s lineage followed a sedentary lifestyle and the origin of states was established.
Cam Rea - 11/01/2018 - 00:07
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How Credible Are the Superstitions Surrounding the Mystical Irish Fairy Trees?
... group was the Tuatha de Danann who are believed to be the pagan gods of Ireland . When they were defeated by the ...
dhwty - 17/03/2019 - 13:00
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8 Notorious Vikings Who Left Their Bloody Marks on History
Although an excellent series in many ways, Vikings brought with it a pretty romanticized portrait of some of the key names found in the Norse Sagas and the lives they might have lived. Although these figures surely existed in some form, the reality was probably far less romantic and more brutal than the fiction. This list tries to look to the true stories behind the now well known characters in Viking history.
ancient-origins - 11/05/2019 - 22:35
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The Man Who Was Wednesday: The Norse Origin of Christmas
... also acquired a number of key traditions drawn from the pagan Germanic and later Norse peoples who dominated Western ...
Charles Christian - 26/12/2019 - 01:31
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Mada'in Saleh - Saudi Arabia’s Abandoned Nabatean City
Although archaeological remains may not be the first thing that spring to mind when most people think of Saudi Arabia, it has incredible historic sites. Mada'in Saleh, which was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, contains many remarkable ruins and tombs. It is the first location in Saudi Arabia to have achieved this distinction. It was once the second city of perhaps the most important pre-Islamic Arabian civilization, the Nabateans.
Ed Whelan - 20/01/2020 - 02:07
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The God-Gifted Weapons of Norse Mythology
The Vikings were warriors and therefore weaponry was at the forefront of their culture, and this is why the heroes and gods of Norse religion and folklore were armed with a range of awesome weapons that were used to control and alter the natural course of things, including the physical laws of the Norse universe.
ashley cowie - 16/10/2020 - 23:05
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Beyond Disney: The True History of Mulan (Video)
Robbie Mitchell - 03/02/2024 - 19:41
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Tattooed Scythian Warriors, Descendants of the Amazons? - Part Four
... destroyed the native culture and purposefully erased any pagan history especially Goddess worship. I will also go as ...
margaretmoose - 28/12/2013 - 09:09
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The Long Journey: 400,000 years of Stone Age Science
Few books start with the intent of completely rewriting history. This book succeeds.
ancient-origins - 16/11/2019 - 14:55
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American Thanksgiving Origins and Roots in the Old World
As the leaves turn beautiful golden and fiery red hues, the weather gets colder, and people prepare for the oncoming winter in the Northern Hemisphere, Americans enjoy the annual celebration of Thanksgiving. It is a time to be with family and friends, to remember the history of the country’s founders hundreds of years ago, and to be grateful for all they have. In effect, it is a time to count blessings and enjoy the bounty of the year – with a large focus on traditional foods such as roasted turkey and seasonal vegetables.
lizleafloor - 27/11/2019 - 16:40