Ideas about Vikings and Norse mythology come mostly from much later medieval sources, leaving plenty of room for ...

“Wolfwalkers” directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart didn’t conceive of the idea for their animated, Irish folklore parable until 2013 as they were finishing their previous film “Song of the Sea.” But ...

Roland Scheel, a Scandinavian scholar leading the research, explained that primary sources were written by Christian scholars well over a century after the Viking period ended. Apart from brief runic ...

A windswept plateau in Cornwall has yielded a surprise that rewrites centuries of myth. Long linked to the legend of King Arthur, a site known as King Arthur’s Hall has now been firmly dated to the ...

Excavations of a series of medieval churches in central Sudan have revealed a treasure trove of art, including a European-influenced work, along with evidence of journeys undertaken by travelers from ...

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Fair maidens, dashing knights and an uncommonly high number of wing-wearing individuals filled the woods in the kingdom of Avaloch for another festive weekend. Avaloch – known to those in the 21st ...

Anyone who maintains an online presence, such as on Facebook or other social media, knows what a troll is. A troll is that horrid person who watches everyone’s posts and waits for the right moment to ...

“Wolfwalkers” directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart didn’t conceive of the idea for their animated, Irish folklore parable until 2013 as they were finishing their previous film “Song of the Sea.” But ...