In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

Jarl Haakon ruled Norway as the last true champion of the old gods. Though officially a vassal, he held real power through ...

Yule is a celebration of the winter solstice, or the longest night of the year. Falling on Dec. 21, it signifies a new solar ...

Know the origins of Christmas traditions. Learn how the Nativity story, the legend of Santa Claus, and the pagan roots of the ...

Recently our new neighbor gave Mary Alice a bouquet of American holly to use in decorating our home for Christmas. The American holly became known as the Christmas bush due to its history in ancient ...

The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.

Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group Rusich took to Telegram in mid-November to post a photo of one of its fighters posing in front of three bodies of Ukrainian soldiers. It is thought to be the tip ...

Scandinavian studies scholars at the University of Münster have delivered a sobering message to enthusiasts of Viking culture: much of what modern audiences believe about Norse warriors and pagan ...

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According to scholars of Scandinavian studies, ideas about Vikings and pagan Norse mythology today can often not be verified scientifically. “They are based essentially on reports written by Christian ...

The ancient Norse pagan god Odin is recorded in such sources as the “Poetic Edda,” the “Ynglinga saga,” and the “Prose Edda.” In Norse mythology, Odin is associated with symbols such as a spear, ring, ...