I When the gloom of wintertide was deepest, when snow and ice fettered the earth, and a frost-wind came shoreward from the ...

There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

J. R. R. Tolkien was a poet at heart. Charmed by the sound of language, he was influenced by everything from the poem The ...

Unlike most Anglo-Saxon gold hoards, which are typically recovered from burial contexts alongside human remains and other grave goods, these objects were found scattered across a slope with no ...

House”, reveals that a clewner is a high-ranking villain, and the dance is a hanging. Bouse makes an appearance—another of ...

There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight ...

Africa should stop moaning! Making excuses for one’s shortcomings is always a sure sign of failure. Tendai Ruben Mbofana I ...

The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.

"Thomas Midgley Jr. is practically a supervillain based on the sheer amount of human suffering he caused with his ...

Today’s debates over immigration and assimilation have their roots in patterns of settlement that go back centuries.

At a time when Christianity was first starting to take root in England, a teenage girl was buried still wearing the stunning gold and jeweled cross she had sewn to her clothing during her short life.