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Giant Hrungnir Who Lost The Race And Engaged In A Deadly Duel With Mighty Thor In Norse Mythology
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Norse mythology, Thor protects the Aesir gods and humans from giants and monsters. He battles his main enemy, the serpent of Midgard, as well as the formidable giants of Jötunheimr, the world of giants and other evil powers. Without Thor’s strength and courage, the gods and humans would be nearly defenseless. Thor’s duel with…
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Legendary Johnny Appleseed Who Planted Apple Trees Across North America
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Thomas Jefferson once said – “The greatest service which can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture,” and that’s exactly what Johnny Appleseed did through his work and dedication. Nothing could stop Johnny Appleseed from wandering the countryside, planting apple seeds in the 1800s. His dream was to…
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Haughey’s Fort – Ireland’s 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Site May Be One Of Europe’s Earliest Proto-Towns
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New research reveals that a major prehistoric center in Ireland was among the earliest large, organized settlements in Western Europe, dating back over 3,000 years. Around 1200 BC, the construction of the monumental Haughey’s Fort established a significant prehistoric center, preceding Navan Fort’s role as the mythological capital of Ulster. The study identifies Haughey’s Fort,…
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Prince Madoc In North America: New Evidence Or Persistent Myth?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The legend of Madoc has sparked fierce debate ever since the days of the Tudors. Today, archaeological discoveries have convinced many that ancient civilizations reached the Americas long before Christopher Columbus set sail. Could it be that Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd, the adventurous Welsh prince, was among those early voyagers who braved the Atlantic and…
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Djémila – Lost City Of The Ancient Kingdom Of Numidia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When Albert Camus (1913 -1960) wrote about Djémila, a ruined Roman city in the mountains of Northern Algeria, he said this beautiful, long-abandoned place is inhabited by the wind alone. The ancient lost Roman city of Djémila. Credit: Yves Jalabert – CC BY-SA 2.0 Camus wrote in Noces (Nuptials) that when you walk among the…
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Scythian Fashion – Well-Preserved 2,500-Year-Old Leather Cap Unearthed In Ukraine’s Skorobir Necropolis
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In ancient societies, women’s high social status was often reflected in their funerary costumes, especially their headgear. Archaeologists have found several female burials from the early 6th century BC in forest-steppe Scythia, each with funerary headdresses adorned with corata, a type of headdress featured at the Bilsk hillfort, a large settlement in the Left-Bank Dnipro forest-steppe…
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Magic Of Midsummer’s Fern Flower Protected By Witches And Spirits
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Midsummer has a special feeling, almost like a hidden magic is in the air. People who celebrate it often remember the lasting memories that nature gives them on this day. Today, Midsummer is associated with the Feast of Saint John, but it still retains its Pagan traditions, such as bonfires and dancing around the Maypole.…
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Gruvrået: The ‘Mistress of Mines’ Who Watched Over Mines And Precious Ore Quarries – Was She Always So Innocent?
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Nordic folklore, she is a mythical creature (or spirit known by many names) that lived in the mountains and mines, where iron ore, silver, and copper were mined. These treasures were, at the time, the most important exports during the Middle Ages. According to old Swedish folklore sources, the Gruvrå ruled and guarded precious ore…
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Unexplained Farm Mystery – Supernatural Murder Or A Deeper, More Sinister Plot?
Ellen Lloyd- AncientPages.com – They said it was an ordinary farm. They lied. They said they were an ordinary family. They lied. They said there was no reason to be afraid there, and they lied about that too. They lied about everything. Late in the evening, she gazed through her window and spotted eerie, human-like shadows flickering among the towering…
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Trident: Powerful Religious Symbol Found In Many Ancient Cultures
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to Greek legends, Poseidon (equated with the Roman god Neptune) possessed a magical trident. When angry, the Greek god of the sea could cause storms, tsunamis, and earthquakes, submerge lands and islands, and split rocks with his magical trident. With this powerful three-pronged spear, he could finally bring back peacefulness again. The Cyclops created…
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