The Pictish culture has always fascinated and intrigued me! Source: Orkneyjar – Who were the Picts?
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Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Ness of Brodgar on film | Orkney.com
The Ness of Brodgar archaeological excavation in Orkney has been the focus of a documentary short by two US photographer and documentary makers. Source: Ness of Brodgar on film | Orkney.com
Head of Zeus | 2017 (1 June) | 403p | Review copy | Buy the book It is AD 98 and all is quiet on the northernmost fringes of the Roman empire. It’s a generation or so since the Iceni…
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Merry Beltaine!
Merry Beltane! Beltane evokes images of Maypole dancing and pagan delight. And well it should! Beltaine, Beltane, or Lá Bealtaine in the Irish, is a Gaelic festival celebrating the halfway point between the spring equinox (March 21) and the summer solstice (June…
Pagan Beltane Fire Festival is celebrated in Edinburgh | Daily Mail Online
Some day I’ll make it to this! Thousands of spectators gathered on Calton Hill in Edinburgh to watch drummers, fire dancers, physical theatre and a large bonfire at the annual Beltane Fire Festival. Source: Pagan Beltane Fire Festival is…
Ireland’s bizarre genital sculptures revealed in new map | Daily Mail Online
The bizarre sculptures of naked women exposing their vulva, found in medieval tower-houses, church sites and holy wells across Ireland and parts of the UK, have puzzled historians for decades. Source: Ireland’s bizarre genital sculptures revealed in new map |…
The City of Norway: How to See Oslo in a Day
I’m planning a trip to Norway myself for 2018, so I’m glad to see this review of the city! Source: The City of Norway: How to See Oslo in a Day
Irish Whiskey Museum, Dublin
Passing by the Irish Whiskey Museum my travel companions convinced me to take a 1 hour tour. I am very glad they did. It is utterly wrong to visit Ireland and miss whiskey museum. More at: Source: Irish Whiskey…
