Eyes of a dying man

Jun 19, 11 Eyes of a dying man

Posted by in Spiritual

The following are excerpts from the book On the Sacral Origins of the Germanic Death Penalties written by Folke Ström, published in 1942. As the title suggests, the author is tracing the nature of Middle Age death penalties and executions – and the laws surrounding these – to pre-Christian human sacrifices. In many cases, death...

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Twelve Days of Yule

Dec 18, 09 Twelve Days of Yule

Posted by in Culture & Tradition

Yule, Jól or Jul is the name of the ancient Germanic midwinter festival. Marking the beginning of the new year, and the celebration of the return of light and thus life itself – is probably the main theme of this festival. It was later replaced by the celebration of the birth of Christ, during the christianization of ...

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