Its worth noting that Gaelic mythology contains very few references to human sacrifice, namely the cult initiated by the Irish High King Tigernmas (who was, ironically, murdered by druids during a sacrificial …

Jan 24, 2012 · I'm creating this thread for the purpose of compiling all of the many fine essays that various members of this forum have posted and shared with their fellow Historumites. The result, I'm …

Feb 22, 2010 · These include Old Testament references to idols of brass or Old, to child sacrifice, and to idols in Patrick's own, genuine writings, and to the saint smashing the head of a dragon, meaning …

Dec 12, 2013 · What is really intriguing is the possibility that the druidic order and their sanctuaries were absorbed in some fashion by early monastic communities such as the Culdees. Irish mythology is of …

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Feb 15, 2014 · It is common in many ''pagan'' religions to have goddesses, to have priestesses and women in pagan religion seem to have a bigger role to play than they have in judaism, christianity …

Jun 12, 2010 · But paganism in Egypt for example countinued to exist in the everyday life of the people, for example a temple of Jupiter countinued to exist. Situation in Syria was pretty much the same, …

Aug 4, 2011 · Njörðr has been the subject of an amount of scholarly discourse and theory, often connecting him with the figure of the much earlier attested Germanic goddess Nerthus, the hero …

Jul 20, 2017 · Neo-paganism specifically is worth a mention, because its progenitor (Margaret Murray) actually claimed to be doing proper historical research. And even overt fiction gets taken to heart.

Even then the Irish didn't like the English.. Or the mutineers from the Bounty that settled in the Pitcairn Islands. Did the Norsemen that landed in Vineland add genetic material to Native Americans? Click …