The Celtic 'Otherworld' was said to be the domain of Manannán, God of the Sea, but it was actually a moral who became associated as the Lord of the Dead. Donn, or ‘the Dark One’, is often ...

The god was depicted with a human face and deer antlers that held Celtic metal rings. This discovery sparked interest in ...

Arawn is the Celtic god of the underworld of the dead. His most famous tale involves him switching places with Pwyll for a year and a day to challenge Hafgan, Arawn’s rival for ownership of the ...

As evidence of satanic influence, some have decided the festival honored Samhain, the so-called Celtic god of the dead, but the story propounding this god is only about as ancient as the story of ...

But Halloween was originally a Celtic tradition ... Pope Boniface IV rededicated the Roman Pantheon -- the temple to all gods -- to Christian martyrs and made May 13, the final day of Lemuria ...

Here’s an overview of the Manx language, how it was brought back from the dead, and what’s in store ... who is often interpreted as a Celtic sea god. Others suggest he was named after the ...

As a folklorist with a special interest in Celtic culture, I find it interesting to note the longevity of this holiday: The celebration of the dead on Halloween is not a recent innovation ...

And so began a lifelong study of Celtic religious beliefs, gods, Druids, symbolic art and human sacrifice, and writing books about them. As a child I loved reading stories, and still do.

Let’s see the God of War defend his lands.” In addition to the aforementioned three potential settings — which have the most support — others have thrown around names like Celtic or Mayan ...

Every winter, he became locked in a six-month struggle with Bael, the sun god ... to honor the dead. English rule steadily pushed paganism underground, even suppressing Celtic's native tongue ...