Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

Paganism refers to ancient ... In English, the day name origins come from the Anglo-Saxons, the Germanic, and the Norse. Monday stems from the Anglo-Saxon word “monandaeg” which translates ...

Pagans have many different beliefs. Rider believes in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others ...

Discover how ancient languages, pagan traditions, and Christian influences shaped the names Yule, Noel, and Christmas into ...

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 ...

This stone is not only a 'page-turn' from pagan to Christian beliefs, it also has that rarest of things - the name of the person who was responsible. Down one side, written in ancient Norse runes ...