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Disputed ‘Barbarians’: Genghis Khan and Qin Shi Huang
Some years ago somebody is reported to have said: "The victors write the histories”. Though this chestnut has no attribution, it nevertheless appears in many works including school textbooks. Whether a real quote or not, it needs to be challenged as it is taken as received wisdom. One could argue that histories are written by the first person to get to a clay tablet, scroll, scratch pad or printing press. That is to say, histories have tended to come from the more literate or more technical players.
Shibumi - 01/03/2019 - 15:53
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From Araucanía, Chile to Berchtesgaden, Germany - A Remote Connection?
... and southern zone of Chile are related to the pagan Buttnmandl tradition of southern Germany, specifically ... and southern zone of Chile are related to the pagan Buttnmandl tradition of southern Germany, specifically ... that covers the entire body. The Buttnmandl celebrants, a pagan tradition to drive out winter, even though much of the ...
Rafael Videla Eissmann - 13/08/2022 - 01:56
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The Saxon Conquest of Europe, and a Christian Conquest of Saxons
... Empire. It was a humiliation. Traces of the Saxon’s pagan religion, such as the Irminsul , a sacred tree or ... councils, which always began with invocations to their pagan gods. When dukes were elected during wartime, they were ... Anglo-Saxons were the East Saxons. They were more devoutly pagan than their southern and western cousins, and the ...
Robbie Mitchell - 30/01/2023 - 21:53
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A Strange Ancient Dance with Unknown Origins – How Far Back Does the Morris Dance Really Go?
... dances along the border of Wales. ( Public Domain ) A Pagan Past? Another popular notion attached to Morris Dancing is that it has its roots in the pagan past of England, hence the claim that its origins have ...
dhwty - 01/02/2017 - 01:55
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Rediscovering the Story of Egeria, a Remarkable 4th Century Female Pilgrim
... born in beautiful green Galicia and grew up surrounded by pagan stories and sacred sites related to pagan traditions. The people in this area have always known about magic and pagan rituals. Thus, Christianizing Galicia was a very slow ...
Natalia Klimczak - 30/10/2016 - 02:45
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Magic into Myth: Avalon, Mystical Isle of Medieval Arthurian Literature
... that encompasses fairy-tale-esque retellings, and the pagan roots of the British world prior to the rise of ... the relatively the same. Similarly, magic vs. sword and pagan vs. Christian have been used interchangeably as ... sword Excalibur, and the intention behind its mystical/pagan origins is not only that it signifies Arthur as the ...
Riley Winters - 17/02/2018 - 19:20
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Tricking and Treating Has a Long History
... with Halloween have origins in the pre-Christian, or pagan, religion of the Celts , the original inhabitants of ... to coincide is worth noting: It suggests ways in which the pagan holiday may have been absorbed into Christian ... whether the move was made purposely so as to absorb the pagan practice, the fact is that from then on Christian and ...
ancient-origins - 31/10/2017 - 17:57
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Believers Flock to Irish Holy Wells Seeking Solace From Pandemic
... it to those who are in hospitals. Holy Wells Inspired By Pagan Origins Many of these wells and the rituals associated ... Otherworld. It appears that the Christians took over these pagan sites and often built churches in their vicinity. The ...
Ed Whelan - 05/05/2020 - 18:57
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Neanderthal Public Relations: From Misconceptions To More Confusion
In the mid-nineteenth century AD, researchers and explorers began finding bones in the remote caves of Europe. At first, they believed these to be no different than modern human skulls, but as the specimens began to stack up, anthropologists became interested, realizing that these remains were distinct from modern humans. Then began the tragic intellectual drama of preconception, misconception, reconceiving, and back to misconception of the human species we know today as Neanderthals.
Mark A. Carpenter - 02/09/2021 - 18:40
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How Anglo-Saxon England Made the Radical Change to Christianity
... Unfortunately, we do not have much information about the pagan religious practices of the Anglo-Saxons. Bede, for ... Norse Odin. At the time when England was under the rule of pagan Anglo-Saxon kings, the neighboring island of Ireland ... a Frankish princess of the Merovingian dynasty. Since the pagan king allowed his Christian queen to practice her faith, ...
dhwty - 14/12/2019 - 13:45
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Written in the Ashes
... siege the city, exile the Jews, and fight the dwindling pagan resistance as the Great Library crumbles. But not ...
ancient-origins - 13/10/2016 - 21:35
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Ancient Greeks Did Not Practice Infanticide Widely, Says Latest Study
“Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth,” is a law of propaganda often attributed to the Nazi Joseph Goebbels. One such lie has been the notion that Ancient Greeks regularly practiced infanticide by killing off weak babies, the disabled, the lowborn, and the sickly.
Sahir - 13/12/2021 - 13:59
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Is This Byzantine-Era Demon-Repellent Amulet Jewish or Gnostic?
... Authority ) Flying a Flag for “One God” in Ancient Pagan Lands The flip side of the bronze amulet depicts an ... for “One God,” which is essentially ancient anti-Pagan propaganda. In the Haaretz article, Dr. Eitan ...
ashley cowie - 27/05/2021 - 14:57
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Witch of Eye Burned Alive at the Stake: Did She Use Black Magic to Bewitch a King in a Game of Thrones-Style Plot?
... From Saxon Sirens to Sacred Orchards - Modern Traditions, Pagan Origins Top Image: Witch of Eye was burned at the ...
Charles Christian - 03/07/2017 - 15:26
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Kernavė, Where the Only King of Lithuania Was Crowned
... Unlike the rest of Europe, the Baltic region remained pagan during the Middle Ages which led the Pope to order an ... Whelan References Baronas, D. (2015). Christians in late Pagan, and Pagans in early Christian Lithuania: the ...
Ed Whelan - 25/11/2019 - 22:59
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Noblewoman’s Grave Yields Large Silver Cross with Precious Garnet
... woman may have looked like. ( MOLA ) An Early Christian or Pagan Leader of Note What makes it even more interesting is ... confusing, is that the uncovered items have a distinctly pagan tinge to them, but the grave goods are heavily vested ... “Burying people with lots and lots of bling is a pagan notion, but this is obviously heavily vested in ...
Sahir - 29/01/2023 - 14:00
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All is not lost in ISIS’s attempt to smash the past
... in England toppled and broke up some of the ancient “pagan” standing stones at Avebury; Spanish conquistadors ... by US Customs agents. Medieval Christians destroyed many pagan temples and monuments. Here Bishop Absalon topples the ...
ancient-origins - 19/03/2015 - 23:51
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Doodles in Henry VIII’s Prayer Book Reveal Anxiety and Depression
Best known for his six marriages and a notorious clash with the Pope over annulling his union with Catherine the Aragon, Henry VIII's reign was marked by tumultuous events, both historically and personally.
Sahir - 28/06/2023 - 22:59
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Uncomfortable Truth: The Dark Origins of Easter? (Video)
... calendar. However, many people are unaware of the pagan roots of this holiday and how it came to be associated ... calendar. However, many people are unaware of the pagan roots of this holiday and how it came to be associated ... of the word "Passover" in other translations. Top image: Pagan ritual. Source: Justinas / Adobe Stock. By Joanna ...
Joanna Gillan - 08/04/2023 - 17:00
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Procopius, Fourth Century AD Spy Who Became a Roman Emperor
Although its golden age had long passed, the Roman Empire was still a prosperous and militarily formidable state at the turn of the fourth century. The famed Pax Romana – the century between the reign of Trajan (98 - 117) and that of Severus Alexander (222 - 235), which corresponded to the apogee of Roman civilization – continued to evoke nostalgia in the collective memory of the Empire’s inhabitants.
Mario Bartolini - 21/06/2023 - 21:41