Celtic, Germanic and Scythian: Torcs

SCYTHIAN GODS: The Religion of the Steppe Barbarians

Historical full length documentary on genetic origins of the nomadic steppe conquerors the SCYTHIANS - Learn about the ancient Scythian gods of Eurasia, and how the first nomadic horselords of the Ponto-Caspian Steppe practiced shamanism and offered animal sacrifices to their god of war! 

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