A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering. Experts ...

The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

"Our ancestors saw wetlands as mystical places where they could connect with their gods and the Otherworld." A 1,600-year-old ...

Researchers think the site in the Netherlands may have been used for pagan worship in reaction to the spread of Christianity.

A dig near the hamlet of Hezingen uncovered 190 treasures at the former pagan site dating back to the 8th century, where the ...

Archaeologists recently stumbled across a medieval pagan cult site in the Netherlands where they found a bounty of treasure.

Archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered a rare 7th-century open-air cult site near the hamlet of Hezingen. The discovery ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Gold Coins at a medieval cult site in the Netherlands, revealing a forgotten world of pagan rituals, elite offerings, and a dramatic shift to Christianity over 1, ...

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his famous books, “The Hobbit”and “The Lord of the Rings,” in the style of ancient folklore. The elaborate historical and linguistic backstory he created for the books clearly ...

The Netherlands, northern Germany and Britain have yielded fewer cult sites compared to the Nordic world, whose pre-Christian ...