by Maledicta | Feb 26, 2018 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
Apotropaic marks were simple patterns with a serious purpose: to keep evil and mischief out. Daisy chains and “V” carvings hidden in the nooks and crannies of historic homes and properties across the United Kingdom, once thought to be carpenter’s symbols, hint...
by Maledicta | Jan 14, 2018 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
Medieval burial sites uncovered in Western Poland revealed evidence of corpses interred in bizarre ways… some pinned down with sharp instruments or heavy stones, and of course, some impaled with stakes through the heart. The reason? Most likely to prevent them...
