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 123: PETRIFIED
Episode 122: COOPER BRAUN
Episode 121: ENGLISH FOLKTALES
Episode 120: TERRORS OF THE SEA
Episode 119: REWRITING HISTORY
Episode 118: BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM
BOOK CLUB 28: Bohemian Magick
BONUS CONTENT: Divination
Episode 117: POLARI
Episode 116: ARCHAEOLOGICAL STORYTELLING
Episode 115: SELKIES
Episode 114: THE SPIRIT ENGINEER
BOOK CLUB 27: The Body Fantastic
Episode 113: FOLKLORE AND DR WHO
BOOK CLUB 26: Her Dark Wings
Episode 112: HAUNTED FORESTS OF ENGLAND
BOOK CLUB 25: Calling the Spirits
Episode 111: A GOTHIC COOKBOOK
BOOK CLUB 24: Parallel Hells
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