Francis Young
Historian and folklorist specializing in Baltic paganism, author of Pagans in the Early Modern Baltic, Pre-Christian Baltic Religion and Belief, and Silence of the Gods, and a senior research associate and lecturer with a PhD from Cambridge.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 1h 20min
Europe's Last Pagans
Professor Francis Young, historian of Baltic paganism with a Cambridge PhD, explores late medieval and early modern sources on Lithuanian and Latvian rites. He discusses Perkunas and Žemyna, sacred trees, snakes and household spirits. Conversations cover archaeology, seasonal festivals, animal offerings and modern Romuva revival. Familiar myths and landscape rituals are brought vividly to life.
