Historians aren't sure why the idea of kissing arose, but it may be that an earlier pagan superstition became confused with ...

It’s an oft-bloody affair with deep pagan roots. To truly understand how ... not being particularly good at Viking-ing, wandered roughly into the middle of what is now the United States.

Pagan Viking culture wasn’t necessarily more open-minded than neighbouring Medieval Christianity along gender lines either. It was a form of insult to say a Norse woman carried weapons ...

symbols and names.The transition in the Viking world of Pagan beliefs to the final embrace of Christianity is depicted on this stone. The Vikings brought pagan religion to shores already believing ...

A "stunning" piece of Viking jewellery worn by a "pagan sorceress" found at Peel Castle, has gone on display off the island for the first time. The 1,000-year-old necklace was found during an ...

"The grave was discovered after rabbits, digging in the soft machair, scooped up some boat rivets," says Prof James Graham-Campbell, an expert on pagan Norse graves of Scotland. "The landowner - a ...

It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed ... was influenced by the Norse god Odin. Odin was the head of ...