Its art shows how the light of civilization flickered in monasteries and on Europe’s fringes: Christian Byzantium, Moorish Spain, and pagan Vikings. Then, around A.D. 1000, Europe rebounded.

The result of that interaction led to years of work for Fréger, documenting the enduring pagan celebrations of rural Europe. “I found myself in front of something very radical, no face ...

A beastlike creature that is part of the pagan folklore of Alpine countries ... is a representation of what you can find generally in Europe.” The concept of a “Wild Man” is steeped in ...

As a folklorist, I’m aware of the origins of the long and interesting journey this mythical figure has taken from European prehistory ... in literature and art. For example, the Virgin Mary ...

Whether it’s torchlit processions, folk dances or modernised pagan rituals, these events take you far off the beaten path ...

You may also be interested in: • Ethiopia’s dangerous art of beekeeping • Europe ... In fact, Lithuania was the last pagan state in Europe. Almost 1,000 years after the official conversion ...

The city in the south east of the Baltic state has been awarded the accolade of European Capital of Culture ... that is sure to pique interest is the Pagan Folklore Night. For one evening in ...

As a European Renaissance art historian, I study the evolving image ... youthful figure based on pagan representations of Orpheus, Hermes and Apollo. In other common depictions, Christ wears ...