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On this Medieval Archives Halloween Special weāre listening to two tales of revenge by the the master of gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.
This isnāt the first time Poe has made an appearance on Medieval Archive. I love Poeās work, one of my favorite stories is āThe Tell-Tale Heart.ā Itās not medieval but it is fantastic. On past Halloween episodes we featured The Masque of the Red Death and The Pit and the Pendulum.
The two stories on this episode are āHop-Frogā and āThe Cask of Amontillado.ā āHop-Frogā focuses on Hop Frog, a court jester who is constantly humiliated by the king and his men. When the King demands Hop Frog create a unique custom for a masquerade ball Hop Frog devises a terrible plan for revenge.
The story takes inspiration from the Ball of the Burning Men in 14th century France during the reign of King Charles the Mad. If you listened to episode 31 of the podcast you might know where the story of Hop Frog is going. If not, youāre in for a nice tale of revenge.
The Cask of Amontillado is another tale of revenge. While not specifically medieval it is close the the middle ages and the entire story takes place in creepy medieval catacombs under an Italian palazzo.
Montresor opens the story by stating he has suffered a āthousand injuriesā and a final, unforgivable insult from his acquaintance, Fortunato. It leads to Montresor plotting his revenge to teach Fortunato a lesson.
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