The Vikings became Christians because conversion gave their kings something paganism could not, legitimacy, alliances, trade access, and stronger political control. Once rulers like Harald Bluetooth ...

As the Hebrides passed through pagan, Norse and Scottish rule, one voice endured above the turmoil: St. Columba, whose ...

Activities often include feasting, lighting bonfires, and decorating homes with symbols of life and growth, such as evergreens.

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through appropriation, suppression, and redefinition of earlier religious symbols. Credit: Ingo Mehling Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Christianity ...

The crackling of a log on the fire, the hearth draped with fresh greenery, with people gathering around to bask in the glow and share in their merriment is part of the popular imagery of Christmas. It ...