Britons and Celts
Standing Between a Zombie and its Grave
“He sank into the grave, the earth closed over him, the cross was laid upon it and he remained quiet.” […]
Religion
History
How to Sacrifice a Cow, Scythian Style
“he bones burn beautifully; and the paunch easily contains all the flesh when it is stripped from the bones, so that by this plan your ox is made to boil himself, and other victims also to do the like.” […]
Britons and Celts
The Absolution of a Revenant
“So being absolved he went, with a great train of people following, to his grave and sank into it, and it closed over him of its own accord.” […]
Supernatural
Reign of the Old Gods
“The Goths always sought to appease Odin with the harshest rites, that is to say with the death of their prisoners, supposing that the presider over wars was more fitly appeased with human blood.” […]
History
A King Who Acts Like a Foreigner
“Thus rigidly do the Scythians maintain their own customs, and thus severely do they punish such as adopt foreign usages.” […]
Supernatural
Unholy Magic Sustains a Kingship
“Then he performed a great sacrifice, sacrificing him a son every tenth year; and also, that he was to name some district after the number of sons he had sacrificed to Othin.” […]
Greek and Roman
To Shame a Pope
“But a Christian took away as prey that which no Christian had ever been heard to take.” […]
Eastern Europe
Saint Olga Outwits Her Suitor
“Then the Emperor said, “Olga, you have outwitted me.” He gave her many gifts of gold, silver, silks, and various vases, and dismissed her, still calling her his daughter.” […]
History
The Founding of the Templars
“By persuasion, prayer and every means in his power, he induced all such pilgrims as were men of arms either to surrender themselves for life to the service of the Lord in that place, or at least to devote themselves for a time.” […]
Greek and Roman
One Family Humbles Two Empires
“The princes hesitated over what to do. Should they abandon a great and costly expedition without hope of recovering their losses? Or should they allow the lord pope, the City and the church be cast into slavery, or rather destroyed?” […]