Explore the History of the Old Norse Religion

Welcome, Last chance! This week is a new free Audiobook launch,  “Norse Paganism for Beginners” History Brought Alive provides you with a single credible source detailing Norse Paganism, its history, beliefs, people, and what it looks like in our modern world. This Audiobook has been written using a variety of scholarly articles and books containing […]

Explore The History of The Old Norse Religion

Hey there! As a subscriber we wish to introduce our new Audiobook “Norse Paganism for Beginners” – currently free. Let us take you back in time. When the Norse people lived in an enchanted and sacred world. A time famously shrouded in mystery, magic, and witchcraft. Norse Paganism has survived the centuries, the rise and […]

Norse Paganism for Beginners (new & free Audiobook)

Welcome, This week is a new FREE Audiobook launch, “Norse Paganism for Beginners” Discover The History, Mythology & Practices of Norse Paganism Reply now for your FREE Download Code We would appreciate your review on Audible by October 11. And here is the book on Audible USA: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BB8D4YDQ UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0BB8C7WQN Best regards, History Brought Alive […]

What Were the Greek Myths?

To many people the ancient Greek myths will simply only be viewed as epic tales of the Greek pantheon gallivanting around the earth, going on crazy adventures, and achieving all sorts of supernatural feats. This is true, but only on the surface. If you only view these tales with tunnel vision, then you will only […]

Vikings and The Celts

During the Bronze Age, the Celts and Vikings were the largest groups to inhabit the northern world, and the fusion between the two was inevitable. The Celts inhabited northern England, Scotland, and Ireland but also spread to Northern Italy and Spain. Some think that due to similarity in language and culture there is a genetic […]

Vikings and The Influence of Christianity

It was about the time of the turn of the millennium when the first seeds of Christianity began to be sewn into the Viking culture. In 995, King Olav Tryggvasson constructed the first church on Norwegian soil. He survived being gravely injured in battle, and then returned to Norway where he attempted to introduce Christianity […]

The Norse God: Thor

The god of thunder, often seen as the hero of the common man, was the most worshiped god during the pre-Christian Scandinavian Era. He is associated with strength, the protection of mankind, and storms. The characteristics most valuable to the Norse people often surrounded Thor, like honor, loyalty, and the unshakeable sense of duty. It […]

Why Is Greek Mythology Still Studied?

The truth is reading and hearing about Greek mythology and the ancient myths is one thing, however, studying the matter is another. Thus, the question that many may have is why are these mythological beliefs still being studied in the 21st century? The answer is to learn. Plainly put and said, we still study Greek […]

Ancient Egypt: Many Rivers, One River

“Without the Nile, there would be no Egypt” (Wilkinson, Toby, 2015, p. 3). That statement would seem bold were it not absolutely true. The river, iteru in the ancient Egyptian language, has dominated and defined the East African landscape since before the arrival of the first human species, Homo erectus, in Africa more than 700,000 […]

What about The Ogdoad?

Let me tell you about the Eightfold, or Ogdoad, who existed from primordial times and were worshipped from antiquity. The Ogdoad was a group of primordial gods and goddesses who embodied the qualities or characteristics of the primordial chaos from which arose the benben, or primeval mound of creation. The word primordial refers to a […]