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03 Apr 2019

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

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The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…
A Strange Tale
The s...
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03 Apr 2019

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

0

The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…
A Strange Tale
The s...
Read More

Sultan Mahmud II (Public Domain), and ornament from a Janissary's Cap, 17th century Turkey — 21 Jul 2017

Ultimatum from the Sultan to the Powerful Janissary Military - Change… Or Die! Guess what they Chose? The Auspicious Event—Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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A force of disciplined, elite royal guards of the 15th and 16th century Ottoman Empire grew in size by seizing Christian children and raising them as civil servants and dangerous soldiers. The Janissaries, renowned warriors, soon spiraled beyond...
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Sultan Mahmud II (Public Domain), and ornament from a Janissary's Cap, 17th century Turkey — 21 Jul 2017

Ultimatum from the Sultan to the Powerful Janissary Military - Change… Or Die! Guess what they Chose? The Auspicious Event—Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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A force of disciplined, elite royal guards of the 15th and 16th century Ottoman Empire grew in size by seizing Christian children and raising them as civil servants and dangerous soldiers. The Janissaries, renowned warriors, soon spiraled beyond...
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk wearing the traditional Janissary uniform (Public Domain), and ornament from a Janissary's Cap, 17th century Turkey — 19 Jul 2017

The Powerful & Dangerous Janissaries and the Secret Plan to Destroy Them: The Auspicious Event—Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The Janissaries (yeni-cheri, or “new troops”) were a small elite branch established by the Ottoman military sometime around the 14th century by Orhan Ghazi, second bey (chieftain), of the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate. The Janissaries corps was...
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk wearing the traditional Janissary uniform (Public Domain), and ornament from a Janissary's Cap, 17th century Turkey — 19 Jul 2017

The Powerful & Dangerous Janissaries and the Secret Plan to Destroy Them: The Auspicious Event—Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

The Janissaries (yeni-cheri, or “new troops”) were a small elite branch established by the Ottoman military sometime around the 14th century by Orhan Ghazi, second bey (chieftain), of the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate. The Janissaries corps was...
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“Bust of a child” first century AD (Public Domain), Antique bust of girl (Nerissa’s Ring/CC BY 2.0) and On A Misty Morning (Vinoth Chandar/CC BY 2.0); Deriv — 02 Jun 2017

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

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The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…A Strange TaleThe story is set at...
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“Bust of a child” first century AD (Public Domain), Antique bust of girl (Nerissa’s Ring/CC BY 2.0) and On A Misty Morning (Vinoth Chandar/CC BY 2.0); Deriv — 02 Jun 2017

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

0

The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…A Strange TaleThe story is set at...
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Painting of a mermaid by Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, 1873. — 31 Mar 2017

The Secret Life of Melusine: Mysterious Mermaid & Serpent Mother of European Nobility

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Melusine is the spirit of fresh water, usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down, much like the mythical mermaid. She is also frequently illustrated with two tails. The image of Melusine is so famous and enduring...
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Painting of a mermaid by Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, 1873. — 31 Mar 2017

The Secret Life of Melusine: Mysterious Mermaid & Serpent Mother of European Nobility

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Melusine is the spirit of fresh water, usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down, much like the mythical mermaid. She is also frequently illustrated with two tails. The image of Melusine is so famous and enduring...
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Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions — 04 Jan 2017

Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Although we nowadays associate ‘Happy Holidays’ with celebrations during Advent and the run-up to Christmas Day and then on to New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay in Scotland) not that many years ago the ‘Festive Season’ extended beyond the end...
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Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions — 04 Jan 2017

Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Although we nowadays associate ‘Happy Holidays’ with celebrations during Advent and the run-up to Christmas Day and then on to New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay in Scotland) not that many years ago the ‘Festive Season’ extended beyond the end...
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Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them — 02 Jan 2017

Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Some babies shake rattles and others shake up kingdoms. We hear many stories of the unhappy lives and ends of child rulers. Most recently, in 1908, Puyi became the last emperor of China at only two years old. As the crowning ceremony began, the...
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Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them — 02 Jan 2017

Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Some babies shake rattles and others shake up kingdoms. We hear many stories of the unhappy lives and ends of child rulers. Most recently, in 1908, Puyi became the last emperor of China at only two years old. As the crowning ceremony began, the...
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The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths — 25 Oct 2016

The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The earliest settlements in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines, to the southernmost islands of Luzon and to the northern and eastern parts of Mindanao, are dated from c. 6,000 to 30,000 BC. Therefore, the Visayans was probably the oldest, as...
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The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths — 25 Oct 2016

The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The earliest settlements in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines, to the southernmost islands of Luzon and to the northern and eastern parts of Mindanao, are dated from c. 6,000 to 30,000 BC. Therefore, the Visayans was probably the oldest, as...
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