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Fairies, Elves, And Sirens Were Just Some Of The Supernatural Creatures In Medieval Stories, And The Belief In These Phenomena Shaped Life During The Middle Ages
Back in the Middle Ages, people had a supernatural explanation for almost everything. In their minds, spirits lurked in every ...
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What medieval bestiaries tell us about Monster Hunter World
Humanity's struggle against monstrous creatures has been a perennial favourite of storytellers for thousands of years. We see it in Gilgamesh's battle against Humbaba, Beowulf's doomed struggle ...
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Metal detectorist finds "medieval pilgrim's badge" used to ward off evil
A metal artifact thought to be a "medieval pilgrim's badge" has been uncovered in Poland. The small, round object, which was cast from a lead and tin alloy, measures just over 1 inch across and is ...
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A Medieval Pilgrim May Have Carried This Basilisk Pendant to Guard ...
A Medieval Pilgrim May Have Carried This Basilisk Pendant to Guard Against Evil Found in Poland, the “pilgrim’s badge” was likely worn by a Christian traveler hundreds of years ago ...
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Devils in the details Gargoyles: Many people think of them as hunched ...
He explains the reasoning for architects’ use of the Gothic creatures in 19th-century medieval revival architecture. “More than anything, it’s pure whimsy. Architects in the 1880s and 1890s ...