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History of the Holidays: Easter (Video)
... being a Christian holiday, the history of Easter has pagan and Jewish roots. Easter is the holiest day on the ... being a Christian holiday, the history of Easter has pagan and Jewish roots. The word "Easter" itself is believed to have been derived from the pagan festival of the goddess Eostre, celebrating the arrival ...
Joanna Gillan - 09/04/2023 - 16:59
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Anvil of God: Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles
It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in ... His two eldest sons question the rights of their younger pagan stepbrother, and the Church demands a steep price for ...
ancient-origins - 06/05/2016 - 23:55
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Merciless Marauders or Fearsome Fighters? The Terror Tactics of the Huns
Ruthless and unpredictable, few armies have been as terrifying as the Huns. Descending on a town like a whirlwind from hell, the savage horsemen killed indiscriminately – combatants and civilians, men and women, adults and children. With this military acumen, the Huns created an empire that stretched east to west from the Caspian Sea to the Rhine River and north to south from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The fullest extent of this empire was achieved under the Huns powerful leader, Attila, Scourge of God.
Kerry Sullivan - 14/03/2017 - 17:54
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Prof. Carl Ruck
... and Goddesses: Heroines and Heroes; The Apples of Apollo: Pagan and Christian Mysteries of the Eucharist; The Road to ... Goddess: Secrets of Eleusis; The Hidden World: Survival of Pagan Shamanic Themes in European Fairytales; Mushrooms, ...
ancient-origins - 20/03/2013 - 14:10
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Burning off the Crust: New Laser Treatment Used to Clean Frescoes in Rome’s Largest 1600-year-old Catacomb Complex
... depicting some of the most famous Bible stories alongside pagan images - all representing the life to come. Formerly ... depicting some of the most famous Bible stories alongside pagan images - all representing the life to come. The ... CatholicPhilly.com’s article says of the frescoes: Pagan symbolism, such as depictions of the four seasons or a ...
Mark Miller - 02/06/2017 - 23:02
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How a Viking Amulet Solved the Mystery of Thor's Hammer
... Íslands ) Thor’s Hammer was Once a Symbol of Pagan Defiance According to Norse mythology, Thor is a ... the Mjölnir amulets were worn in defiance. Norse pagan personal names containing the name of Thor also bear ...
Joanna Gillan - 16/07/2020 - 21:16
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Ancient Anti-Roman ‘Minefield’ Discovered In Denmark
... km across Lolland. ( Museum Lolland-Falster ) Tomb of the Pagan Prince The hole belt might have been built in the days ...
ashley cowie - 08/05/2020 - 23:00
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The Surprising Links Between Alexander the Great and Christianity
... Gods in the Middle East, Europe, and parts of Asia. A Pagan God in Christianity The history of Alexander the Great ...
Natalia Klimczak - 03/05/2016 - 03:53
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Lilith: Ancient Demon, Dark Deity or Sensual Goddess?
... also gained recognition among certain followers of the pagan Wicca religion, founded in the 1950s by Gerald Gardner. ...
Natalia Klimczak - 03/03/2024 - 21:54
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The Northern Mysteries Current: Futhark and Mystery Schools of the Viking Age
... Vincent Ongkowidjojo, Futhark: The Celtic Link , in The Pagan Friends webzine, Yule issue 2011. Vincent Ongkowidjojo, ...
Vincent Ongkowidjojo - 09/12/2020 - 19:42
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Tomb of Christian Bulgarian prince martyred by his brother excavated in Pliska
... was elected to become khan, the Bulgarian state was still pagan, though there were many Christians living there. The ... Bulgarian ethnicity were still worshipping their different pagan gods.)” The ruins of the basilica in Pliska, ...
Mark Miller - 29/06/2015 - 21:44
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Rituals at a Modern Viking Wedding: A Blood Sacrifice, Bride Running, and Obligatory Drinking
... ) The leader of the ceremonies was a ‘gothi’, a pagan priest. He is a contact the pair made a year ago at a ... to symbolise the union of gods and people.” The gothi (pagan priest) at the Viking wedding in Norway. ( ViralKing ) ...
Alicia McDermott - 06/09/2018 - 18:46
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Vegvisir: Was the ‘Viking Compass’ Originally a Christian Symbol?
... storms or bad weather. Christian Symbols Hidden in Ancient Pagan Mosaics of Butrint Baptistery New study reveals Vikings ...
Mark Brophy - 14/10/2022 - 01:57
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Famous Sacred Historic Oak Destroyed by Fire in the UK
In England a sacred historic oak has been reduced to a burnt stump after it was engulfed by fire. This tree was a local landmark and it was venerated by people from all over the world.
Ed Whelan - 09/07/2020 - 18:40
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Six Supremely Sadistic Deaths of Christian Martyrs
... where he demanded Bartholomew make a sacrifice to the pagan gods. Bartholomew refused, and in doing so made himself ... first concerted effort to wipe out the Christians. The pagan priests of Pergamum were upset that they were losing ... It was ordered that the residents make sacrifices to pagan idols to prove they were not Christians. Of course, ...
Robbie Mitchell - 26/12/2022 - 22:03
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Swastikas Carved at Prehistoric Sites in England by Neo-Nazi Groups that Worship Norse God Odin
Neo-Nazi groups in England have been carrying out sinister torchlit rituals and carving swastikas into trees at ancient sites across the country.
Joanna Gillan - 11/08/2019 - 13:08
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The Tut Is Not My Son!
It could be quite the talk show: Who is King Tut’s real father? The host would be handed an envelope with the paternity test results. The audience hushes, clutching their seats, biting their nails. Who could be the dad? Was it rebel bad boy Akhenaten? Or his younger brother, the shadowy Smenkhkare? Or was it the elderly Amenhotep III, their father?
Jonathon Perrin - 24/04/2023 - 17:38
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Rapidly Closing American Churches Are Shadowed by The Meteoric Rise in Witchcraft
... ‘1 to 1.5 million’ Americans "identify as Wicca or Pagan .” A report on CNC News says that the practice of ... Up to 1.5 million Americans identify as Wicca or Pagan ( grape_vein / Adobe Stock) Origins Of ‘The Craft’ ...
ashley cowie - 19/11/2018 - 13:50
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Bad Company? Witch Familiars, Spirit Guardians, and Demons
... The Pre-Christian Origins of Halloween and Samhain The Pagan Wheel of the Year: What Elaborate Rituals and Events ...
ancient-origins - 14/01/2021 - 01:01
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Rusalka: The Mythical Slavic Mermaid
... men. The concept of rusalki originated from a Slavic pagan tradition where the young women were symbols of ... the human population. Origins of Rusalki While the pagan water nymph occurred naturally, the mermaid rusalka has ... is living, a fact that may have its roots in the ancient pagan myths. For in places where plant life is bountiful and ...
Kerry Sullivan - 30/09/2016 - 00:49