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Religion

Stone engraved with the representation of the gods Odin, Thor and Frey, with a sacrifice to Odin
Viking

Christians and pagans in Norse society: the real religious rifts between Vikings

A portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer, who modern scholars credit for turning Saint Valentine into the patron saint of love.
Roman

Saint Valentine Who was the patron saint of love and lovers?

A 19th-century lithograph showing a medieval criminal claiming sanctuary by placing his arm through the ring on a church door (Picture by Bridgman)
Medieval

Sanctuary in medieval churches: how criminals found protection from capture and punishment

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Hells, heavens and afterworlds: a traveller’s guide

St Columba. This Irish patron saint's influence on the Christian church was, and still is, felt much further afield
Early medieval

Medieval miracle worker: how St Columba transformed Christianity in Britain

Peter Stanford charts the story of Christianity in Britain and Ireland through historic religious buildings
Medieval

What can churches tell us? 

A 14th-century illustration of a farmer leading a pack animal through the ice and snow
Medieval

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages

A carving of the Viking gods Odin, Thor and Freyr with a sacrifice above them. It was found on the Swedish island of Gotland (Photo by: PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Viking

Gods, myths and rituals: what we know about Viking religious beliefs

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The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002

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The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

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