Archaeologists have discovered 35 miniature gold-foil depictions of Norse gods tucked inside the remnants of a pagan temple in Norway. The gold foils, which are flat and as thin as a piece of ...

The Babylonians did not worship a god called Bughuul. However, Bughuul still aligns with the popular perception of pagan deities. Some have claimed that Santa Claus is based on the Norse god Odin.

However, while it may be light on some of the more popular themes associated with Norse mythology, it’s heavy on the elemental spells, giving the culture’s history of paganism and wizardry ...

Common Pagan religions include Wicca, Druidism (based on pre-Christian Celtic religions), Greek (based on pre-Christian Greek religion and mythology) and Asatru (based on pre-Christian Norse ...

Dozens of ancient gold-foil figures depicting images of Norse gods have been ... of Frøy and Gerd, a god and goddess of fertility — were discovered at the pagan temple site where experts ...

Experts say it was used to worship Old Norse gods some ... make sacrifices to Norse gods such as Odin and Thor – and archaeologists have found evidence of the pagan structure.

A pagan celebrant has held a Viking-inspired living funeral for her mother, complete with Danish pastries, apple candles and references to Norse gods, after the sudden death of a close friend made ...

The first major temple devoted to the Norse gods since the Viking Age will begin construction in Iceland this month, the Guardian reports. The temple, which will be of circular shape, will be ...

But followers of Ásatrú, or Norse paganism, still honor their gods, and in Iceland, where Ásatrú is the second-most-practiced religion after Christianity, a new temple to the Norse deities is ...