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Caltrops of WWI. — 13 Sep 2017

Watch Your Step! Don’t Tread on the Caltrop, A Weapon with a Pointed History

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

There is a cunning and deadly device that used by armies in the past, and up to the present day. It’s a weapon mostly overlooked but is yet brilliantly effective—the caltrop. The caltrop (or calthrop) is a crude, cheap, iron ball with spikes....
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Caltrops of WWI. — 13 Sep 2017

Watch Your Step! Don’t Tread on the Caltrop, A Weapon with a Pointed History

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

There is a cunning and deadly device that used by armies in the past, and up to the present day. It’s a weapon mostly overlooked but is yet brilliantly effective—the caltrop. The caltrop (or calthrop) is a crude, cheap, iron ball with spikes....
Read More

Medieval-themed illustration of a young woman; representative image only (Public Domain/Deriv) — 04 Sep 2017

Putting the Sex Back in Wessex: The Scandalous Reign of Queen Elgiva & Her Clash with a Demon-Fighting Bishop

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

3

The Queens of England (as in the consorts of Kings) during the early Medieval periods of English history rarely receive any coverage in the history books. Hands up anyone who can name the wife of William the Conqueror? It was Matilda of Flanders...
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Medieval-themed illustration of a young woman; representative image only (Public Domain/Deriv) — 04 Sep 2017

Putting the Sex Back in Wessex: The Scandalous Reign of Queen Elgiva & Her Clash with a Demon-Fighting Bishop

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

3

The Queens of England (as in the consorts of Kings) during the early Medieval periods of English history rarely receive any coverage in the history books. Hands up anyone who can name the wife of William the Conqueror? It was Matilda of Flanders...
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Antique portrait of a woman, Austria — 12 Apr 2017

Bodies Left Behind - A Cruel History of Persecution, Shamanic Ecstasies & the True Witches’ Sabbath

By nrushton

History & Tradition

4

‘The witches are carried sometimes in their bodies and clothes, at other times without, and the examiner thinks their bodies are sometimes left behind. Even when their spirits only are present, yet they know one another.’ In his 1989 book...
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Antique portrait of a woman, Austria — 12 Apr 2017

Bodies Left Behind - A Cruel History of Persecution, Shamanic Ecstasies & the True Witches’ Sabbath

By nrushton

History & Tradition

4

‘The witches are carried sometimes in their bodies and clothes, at other times without, and the examiner thinks their bodies are sometimes left behind. Even when their spirits only are present, yet they know one another.’ In his 1989 book...
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The Fool with Two Demons / Master of the Ingeborg Psalter — 27 Jan 2017

Fantasies from Evil Spirits? Faeries in the Medieval Imagination

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

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“There are also others who say that they see women and girls dancing by night whom they call elvish folk, or faeries, and they believe that these can transform both men and women or, by leaving others in their place, carry them to elf-land; all...
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The Fool with Two Demons / Master of the Ingeborg Psalter — 27 Jan 2017

Fantasies from Evil Spirits? Faeries in the Medieval Imagination

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

0

“There are also others who say that they see women and girls dancing by night whom they call elvish folk, or faeries, and they believe that these can transform both men and women or, by leaving others in their place, carry them to elf-land; all...
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Artist’s depiction of a succubus — 27 Jun 2016

Incubi and Succubi: Protection from Dark Magics and Cures for Night Terrors – Part II

By AliciaMcDermott2

Mythology & Mystery

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[Read Part I]Psychological DistressSome researchers have suggested that Incubus/Succubus attacks are related to strong sexual repression. As noted above, tales of Incubi and Succubi were originally linked more with monks and nuns – two groups of...
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Artist’s depiction of a succubus — 27 Jun 2016

Incubi and Succubi: Protection from Dark Magics and Cures for Night Terrors – Part II

By AliciaMcDermott2

Mythology & Mystery

0

[Read Part I]Psychological DistressSome researchers have suggested that Incubus/Succubus attacks are related to strong sexual repression. As noted above, tales of Incubi and Succubi were originally linked more with monks and nuns – two groups of...
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Incubi and Succubi: Crushing Nightmares and Sex-Craving Demons — 24 Jun 2016

Incubi and Succubi: Crushing Nightmares and Sex-Craving Demons – Part I

By AliciaMcDermott2

Mythology & Mystery

0

Imagine you suddenly awake at night. You feel a sense of panic when you realize that you cannot move. The fear increases when you sense another presence in the room with you. You gasp for breath, but feel the being getting closer and closer. As...
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Incubi and Succubi: Crushing Nightmares and Sex-Craving Demons — 24 Jun 2016

Incubi and Succubi: Crushing Nightmares and Sex-Craving Demons – Part I

By AliciaMcDermott2

Mythology & Mystery

0

Imagine you suddenly awake at night. You feel a sense of panic when you realize that you cannot move. The fear increases when you sense another presence in the room with you. You gasp for breath, but feel the being getting closer and closer. As...
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Medieval depiction of “royal justice” and the ruthless approach to dealing with dissent — 29 Mar 2016

The Violent Life and Times of Roger Bigod – A Medieval Player of the Game of Thrones?

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

1

For almost 250 years, from the time of the Norman Conquest of England in AD 1066, one of the most important families in the Eastern Counties were the Bigods. In later years they would become the Earls of Norfolk and so powerful they could defy the...
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Medieval depiction of “royal justice” and the ruthless approach to dealing with dissent — 29 Mar 2016

The Violent Life and Times of Roger Bigod – A Medieval Player of the Game of Thrones?

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

1

For almost 250 years, from the time of the Norman Conquest of England in AD 1066, one of the most important families in the Eastern Counties were the Bigods. In later years they would become the Earls of Norfolk and so powerful they could defy the...
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Deriv; William, Dance of Death, alabaster tomb, Italia in Miniatura — 06 Mar 2016

William of Newburgh: Medieval Vampire Hunter?

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

0

“It would not be easy to believe that the corpses of the dead should sally from their graves, and should wander about to the terror or destruction of the living, did not frequent examples, occurring in our own times, suffice to establish this as...
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Deriv; William, Dance of Death, alabaster tomb, Italia in Miniatura — 06 Mar 2016

William of Newburgh: Medieval Vampire Hunter?

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

0

“It would not be easy to believe that the corpses of the dead should sally from their graves, and should wander about to the terror or destruction of the living, did not frequent examples, occurring in our own times, suffice to establish this as...
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