A March of Condemned Souls This story is an exceptional episode from the Ecclesiastical History, written by the 12th-century monk Orderic Vitalis from the abbey of Saint Evroult in Normandy. More...
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Halloween Specials in Latin
DisÂcovÂer horÂror stoÂries from 2000 years of litÂerÂaÂture and hisÂtoÂry in our yearÂly HalÂloween specials–all in Latin.
Halloween Special in Latin #7 – Frightful times at Froda
The Wonders of Fróðá In this year’s Halloween special in Latin, we will travel back in time to the Viking era and the summer when Christianity arrived in Iceland (i.e. around the year 1000). ...
Halloween special in Latin #6 – The Ring
Last year we went to France in the mid 1600's for Halloween. This year we have turned to good old Swedish folktales to find our story. This year’s story has no date, no place, no names – which is...
Halloween Special in Latin #5 — Noises in The Night
Last Halloween, we told a ghost story from Sweden, which took place in 1632. You can find last year’s special here. This year we will revisit the mid-1600s but turn our attention a bit further south...
Halloween Special in Latin #4 — The Rider
Introduction to Latinitium's yearly Halloween Special – Eques Last Halloween we visited the rich well of German folktales telling a scary story from the brothers Grimm. This year we will stay in...
Halloween Special in Latin #3 — The Art Of Shuddering
This year’s Halloween special takes you on a journey through the art of shuddering. (See all Halloween specials in Latin here.)A long time ago the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm wrote down an old...
Halloween Special in Latin #2 — Two Ghost Stories in Latin
In this year's Halloween special all in Latin, I tell you two scary, scary stories from Stockholm of centuries past: a ninth century monk, and a haunted palace. Not scared enough? Check out all our...
Halloween Special in Latin #1 – Horrenda Atque Timenda
In this year's Halloween special we turn to antiquity and to the things that haunted the Romans at night: witches, werewolves, and other things that go bump in the night. Video in Latin...