Our Supernatural Landlords: folklorist Terry Gunnell on northern European winter guising traditions

In our second conversation on Fair Folk, folklorist Terry Gunnell and I discuss the northern European folklore of the winter season, especially the tradition of guising and monstrous visitors in pagan and Christian times, and -- getting to the juicy stuff -- how male deities came to dominate the Nordic sphere in the Viking era, when it is rather obvious feminine deities used to play a significantly larger role. Join me on Patreon for future pre-released episodes and Q&As: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast Some of Terry Gunnell's articles can be downloaded here: https://hi.academia.edu/TerryGunnell Music: Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods 32:32 “K Viola” by ICP Orchestra 58:30 “K Viola” by ICP Orchestra (again)