So, here’s the thing about Beowulf: It exists in relative isolation. We have no idea who wrote it. We know vaguely when it was written,...

It’s an unfortunate fact that nearly all of the Germanic and Celtic mythology that we have was written by Christians centuries after...

Old English looks a lot more unfamiliar than it actually is. The spellings are different and pronunciations of words are slightly...

Back in my baby witch days, I remember reading that Hecate wouldn’t approve of any magic that was unethical, and that she would not...

“Magic” is notoriously difficult for scholars to define. There isn’t really any objective definition of it, because “magic” means...

It’s Christmas, and thus comes the inevitable barrage of internet posts claiming that Christmas was “stolen” from pagans in one way or...

Alchemy could best be defined as proto-chemistry. Ancient, medieval, and early modern alchemists attempted to understand what things are...