Like anything else, interest in enchantment — in magic and mystery and the return of once and future kings — goes in cycles, and we are clearly in a period of resurgence. New Age spirituality is more ...

Scholars of Scandinavian studies at the Cluster of Excellence are investigating cultural memories of pre-Christian Nordic paganism from the Middle Ages to the present day – “Brave explorers, strong ...

Scholars reveal that much of what we think we know about Vikings and Norse mythology is based on later reinterpretations rather than original sources.

Most Christians consider Easter to be a sacred and joyous celebration of Christ's Resurrection. But what about the claim that Easter and its accompanying traditions originated from a pagan spring ...

Looking for a pagan baby name? We’ve put together a list of names you’ll recognize and unique baby names that will take you by surprise. Drawn from a variety of cultures and beliefs, these pagan baby ...

Ve and Vili and Odin looked at each other and spoke of what was needful to do, there in the void of Ginnungagap. They spoke of the universe, and of life, and of the future. Odin and Ve and Vili killed ...

As the applause faded at the end of Harrison Birtwistle's latest chamber opera, The Io Passion, a member of the audience rolled his eyes, sighed, and muttered audibly, 'Only in Islington.' We had just ...

David Lowery’s latest film, The Green Knight starring Dev Patel, is a loose adaptation of the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a late 14th-century chivalric romance originally written in ...