An 11th-century serpent pendant discovered in northwestern Russia pairs a Christian warrior saint with a snake-haired figure rooted in the Medusa tradition, revealing the complex intersection of Christian faith and older protective practices in medieval Rus’. https://wildhunt.org/2026/09/two-faces-of-faith-11th-century-amulet-with-medusa-like-image-reveals-a-changing-religious-world.html #pagan #archaeology #uncoveringthepast #gorgon #christianfaith #starayarussa #medusa