Inspired by Persian Mithra, Romans recreate ancient cult rituals and religious mysteries in the worship of Mithras, based on the older...

Worship of bears and bear sacrifice is an ancient practice, going back to early humans. Twenty thousand years ago, in boreal forests and...

In the nineteenth century , Victorians are outdoors more than ever before as health spas flourish, fresh air vacations came into vogue...

The headless horseman gallops through the folklore of Germany, Ireland, Scotland and North America. Though he appears singly there may be...

In anthology form  or one at a time, these four fun thrilling novellas all have themes of winter, seasonal traditions and folklore. Join...

Of the many flowers in Germanic folk medicine and herbology, none capture the romantic imagination more than the modest edelweiss (...

Anna Connelly saves countless lives when she invents and patents the first modern fire escape in 1877. After the Civil War, Americans...

On Dec 13 the Lutzelfrau comes to bring candy, fruit, nuts and gifts of light to children and households. While Lutzelfrau has pagan...

Women artists of the late nineteenth century include Elisabet Ney, Anna Peters and Dora Hitz. In the youthful German Empire women's...

The Age of Monsters in 19th century Europe is the result of a cataclysmic explosion of art, literature, science and philosophy. Nations...

The home gym, antiseptic, bicycles and Bunsen burners all emerge in the 19th century . European engineers, scientists, physicians and...

Loreley (Lorelei) is a rock inhabited by a spirit of the same name. At the narrowest part of the Rhine River, Germany, the beauty and...

Here are three amazing German artists everyone should know. Franz Marc is a founder of German expressionism. Käthe Kollwitz depicts war...

Europe is famous for Romanesque architecture. Grand, elaborate stonework with stunning use of windows, vaults and arches appears in...

Among the most endearing attractions of Heidelberg is the Bronze Monkey or Bridge Monkey . Much of the action in Death Cruise , the...

This is the story of paddle steamship Agrippina of the Rhinel the fate of the Empress Agrippinal; and the lowdown on Victorian era trends.

Action, celebration and madness ensue as half-Nyx Lora and Wolf find themselves in the year 1148, the early Middle Ages of Germania....

The final novella of the Lora Ley - Winter Tales has a time travel twist to the Germania of 1148 AD. The Feast of Fools festival or...