Most of the penises are in a state of arousal, while the whopper on William’s steed, above, was seen as a symbol of his great virilityCredit: Bayeux Tapestry But Anglo-Saxon nudity expert Dr ...

A rare sixth-century sword has been uncovered in an Anglo-Saxon burial site near Canterbury, England. This remarkable find offers new insights into early medieval life and could reshape our ...

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Walpurga was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire who lived in ... As invoking the Saint was believed to be powerful against evil magic, Medieval and Renaissance traditions held Walpurgis ...

Easter eggs may have originated in medieval Europe and been unrelated to any Christian tradition. Some historians believe Easter eggs came from Anglo-Saxon festivals in the ... Eggs are believed to be ...

Easter eggs may have originated in medieval Europe and been unrelated to any Christian tradition. Some historians believe Easter eggs came from Anglo-Saxon festivals ... to be a symbol of ...

Anglo-Saxon London suffers from an image problem, or more precisely from the problem that we have no image of it at all. In contrast to the showy glamour of Roman Britain, with its amphitheatres, ...

Eggs and flowers are rather obvious symbols of female fertility ... such as stealing milk from neighbors' cows. Witches in medieval Europe were often believed to be able to suck out the life ...