Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of gold and silver coins offered as diobolgeldæ, or “devil's money”, at a medieval cult ...

A recent study by Dr. Jan-Willem de Kort and his colleagues, published in Medieval Archaeology, uncovered an early medieval ...

The second book of Kings describes Hezekiah’s suppression of pagan places of worship, or “high places.” It outlines how he “removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones” and “did ...

In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing innovation, and the woman who fought for it. By Cindi Leive Cindi Leive is the ...

Nordic Power offers a unique formula designed to support men’s sexual health, vitality, and overall performance. This innovative product combines ancient Nordic ingredients with modern science to ...

The Nordic Series Script Award nominees still compete for a substantial cash award of €17,000 ($17,700), financed by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond, which prizes the main writer(s) of a Nordic drama ...

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. My introduction to Nordic noir was Peter Høeg’s “Smilla’s Sense of Snow,” which I read in the winter before COVID in 2019.

Much of her life has been lost to history, but the era’s political and religious turmoil helps suggest that above all else, her pagan beliefs ultimately led to her death. And, in a sense, immortalized ...

Capoeira is considered to be one of the symbols of Brazilian culture. With millions of followers worldwide, capoeira is a blend of martial arts, acrobatics and dance choreography. The cultures of ...

Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter ...

The Hårga people also practice Ättestupa, the Nordic pagan tradition of ritual senicide or elder suicide. Once they reach the age of 72, Hårga elders jump facedown off a crag and onto a rock ...