Thus, while evidence such as folklore and ancient sagas may suggest certain associations with Samhain, these all are observed in a Christian context.

It was the center of the universe in many of the ancient Irish sagas, the pinnacle of power.

Sometimes the words of that ancient saga seemed almost to relate to him personally.

Kainuu is known in the ancient Norse sagas as Kvenland.

The natives here could read the ancient sagas as easily as they could read a newspaper.

The Christian monks were certainly not the first who reduced the ancient sagas to fixed form.

He knew that ancient sagas told of heroes who could best four or more men at swordplay.

It's mentioned in some of the most ancient sagas.

I went to the ancient sagas and read as much as I could.

When the cuts disappear, he is convinced she is really an "Eternal", a god in his peoples' ancient sagas.