As we pass Walpurgis Night, the Folklore Podcast releases from its archives a public lecture given in 2017 by the eminent and popular historian Ronald Hutton. Written just before the publication of his book, 'The Witch', in this talk Ronald picks apart the mythology of the Wild Hunt and argues that its origins come from a melding of various folk tales, rather than the traditional shamanistic pagan roots often attributed.
The question and answer session from this talk is available on our Patreon page.
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Episode 157: LINCOLNSHIRE FOLKLORE
Episode 156: TRAUMA AND THE PARANORMAL
Episode 155: THE FOX IN ASIAN FOLKLORE
Episode 154: MONSTROUS WOMEN
Episode 153: EVERYDAY FOLKLORE
Episode 152: NICK MEDINA - Native American lore
Episode 151: RAT HOLES, POTHOLES AND MANHOLES
Episode 150 - AISLING: VISIONS OF IRELAND
Episode 149 - LOKI: A BAD GOD?
Episode 148 - REDISCOVERED PRATCHETT
Episode 147 - THE SNOW GIRL
ANNOUNCEMENT: Stories from the Hearth
Episode 146 - AMERICA'S FEMALE GHOSTS
Episode 145 - THREE RAVENS
Episode 144 - THE ELEMENTS
Episode 143 - IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER LAWS
Episode 142 - AN INTERVIEW WITH CHUCK TINGLE
Episode 141 - REBEL FOLKLORE
Episode 140 - FOLKLORE AND FICTION
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