Mother of notorious Nero and sister to Caligula, Agrippina the Younger is one of the most influential women in Roman history. Born in a...

Caraway (Carum carvi) is a cooking and medicinal herb with a pungent anise taste, known for its strong spicy fruits, called seeds. It's...

Moss people inhabit deep forests, trees, ancient rocks and rills. Nature spirits of German mythology, they can appear in various forms...

Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a deadly toxic member of the parsley and carrot family. It's used in ancient Greece to put condemned...

Plantain ( Plantago ) is a genus of low-growing plants with tall seed heads and narrow to broad green leaves. Part of history and folk...

Sugar from sugar beets, Altbier or Old Beer from the Rhineland and world's first newspaper are among the German inventions. Today, sugar...

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

Trends in natural health, exercise, pets, fashion, the occult, mourning and taxidermy span the nineteenth century. On the British throne,...

In forests of German mythology, don't step on the Irrwurz ! The name of this plant translates as errant, astray or mad root. A state of...

Linden (Tilia) is a beloved tree for love, longevity and music in Germanic culture and mythology. Homeowners plant a linden on the...

Pagan nature deities are the core of German myth and folklore. To ancient Germans, spirits reside in all natural things, not only trees,...