Jolabokaflod – Iceland’s Wonderful Christmas Book Flood Tradition – Exchange Books As Christmas Eve Presents And Spend The Evening Reading
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – If you are a book lover, you would appreciate the annual Icelandic Jolabokaflod or the “Christmas
Ancient History Of The Christmas Tree And Its Pagan Roots – How The ‘Forbidden’ Tree Survived Against All Odds
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It isn’t easy to imagine a Christmas celebration without a beautifully decorated Christmas tree at home.
Tomte – A Beloved Scandinavian Christmas Gnome
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Shortly before Christmas, you can see this little fellow everywhere in Scandinavia. He appears on
King Solomon’s Copper Mines In The Timna Valley Did Not Pollute Environment – Geochemical Surveys Reveal
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A recent study from Tel Aviv University challenges long-held scientific views regarding King Solomon’s Mines
Gryla: Cannibalistic, Evil Troll And Her Sons ‘Yule Lads’ – In Icelandic Folklore
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Icelandic folklore, Gryla (Grýla) is a giantess living in Iceland’s mountains. In Snorre Sturluson’s
Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Floor Made Of Bones In Alkmaar, Netherlands
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During archaeological research and renovation of a building on Achterdam in the center of Alkmaar,
Mysteries Of The Great Dismal Swamp – Unexplained Vanishings, Bewildering Encounters With Weird Beings, And Scary Legends
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There is something truly captivating about swamps that piques your curiosity while simultaneously sending a delightful
Mysteries Of The Great Dismal Swamp – Unexplained Vanishings, Bewildering Encounters With Weird Beings, And Scary Legends
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There is something truly captivating about swamps that piques your curiosity while simultaneously sending a delightful
How Did Vikings Celebrate Yule – The Winter Solstice?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Did you know that Nordic people celebrated a festival similar to Christmas long before they
Magnetic Survey Finds Huge Previously Unknown Ancient Buildings In Abandoned Assyrian Capital Khorsabad
Conny Waters – Ancient Pages.com – Around 700 B.C., the Neo-Assyrian emperor Sargon II embarked on an ambitious project to build