In an edition of the Cheltenham Chronicle around a year after the tree's felling, in 1907, the version of the legend reported by the paper stated that the tragedy that gave rise to the well-known ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has ...

The stone tells a dramatic story about Scandinavian explorers in Minnesota. The translated message states: “8 Goths [Swedes] ...

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Bonus: Many of them are totally adaptable in modern life, bridging together ancient lore with contemporary relevance. Read on for 30 mythological baby names and the legendary meanings behind them.

What it tells us about the past: More than a century ago, archaeologists excavated a Viking ship buried in the ground at the Oseberg farm in Tønsberg, Norway. Inside the unusually well-preserved ...

The mix of people, animals, wagons and houses suggests a possible funeral procession headed toward a large tree that may represent Yggdrasill, the Norse tree of life.

Apr. 24—New Mexico may not have the seaside villages and rolling green hills that Ireland and Scotland are known for, but during the Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival, you can get a taste of the ...

Age 41, of Cincinnati, Ohio died at his home on January 29, 2025. Chris was most recently a computed tomography (CT) technologist at Bethesda North ...

Oseberg tapestry: Viking Age artwork from a boat burial that may depict the Norse tree of life Sun Chariot: An ornate Bronze Age treasure that may have featured in an ancient Nordic religious ceremony ...

Mother nature is an endless source of inspiration when it comes to naming little boys. Here are nearly 200 nature boy names ...

It first appeared in Norse mythology as Yggdrasil was laid out in the Poetic Edda in the 13th century. At that time, the world tree was revered as a sacred one from which the Nine Worlds spawn.