Saturday, 7 March 2015

News: Archaeology, Occult, Fairytales, Witchcraft

"'Hammer of Thor' unearthed: Runes on 1,000-year-old amulet solve mystery of why Viking charms were worn for protection" -story at MailOnline: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2676386/Hammer-Thor-unearthed-Runes-1-000-year-old-amulet-solve-mystery-Viking-charms-worn-protection.html

"Celtic Tomb Sheds Light on Iron Age Trade" - story at Archaeology: http://www.archaeology.org/news/3061-150305-france-celtic-tomb

"10 Famous Scientists Who Held Surprising Supernatural Beliefs" - story at io9: http://io9.com/10-famous-scientists-who-held-surprising-supernatural-b-1689425142

"The Time That Charles Babbage Tried To Summon The Devil" - another story at io9: http://io9.com/the-time-that-charles-babbage-tried-to-summon-the-devil-1689576007

"Tricking the Witch - A newly discovered fairy tale by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth" - excerpt and details of a new translation of recently-discovered fairy tales on The Slate Book Review: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2015/03/tricking_the_witch_in_a_newly_discovered_fairy_tale_by_franz_xaver_von_schonwerth.html


"Azealia Banks Among Young Women Finding Power in Witchcraft" - story at World Religion News: http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/ancient-craft-enjoying-resurgence-among-young-women

"‘Evil witch’ web campaign drove mother to kill girl" - story at The Scotsman: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/evil-witch-web-campaign-drove-mother-to-kill-girl-1-3709517


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