Bear Culture: Scandinavian bear folklore with Olle Möllervärn

This episode my guest is Olle Möllervärn, Swedish folklore and paganism researcher and bear nerd! In this episode we discuss animism and how it brings us into more ethical relationship with animals, the connection between human fertility and bears, including human-bear romance, as well as the reason bears are connected with St. Tiburtius' day, April 14th. Join my mailing list for a discount on my upcoming course on Old Norse polytheism, Gathering the Gods: (Registration opens April 17th) Olle Möllervärn on Academia.edu: Norwegian bear dance - skip to 18:00: Opening theme: Forest March by Sylvia Woods Purchase Sylvia Woods' music:

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Bear Culture: Scandinavian bear folklore with Olle Möllervärn is an episode from Fair Folk Podcast by Fair Folk Podcast with Danica Boyce.

This episode is 00:55:51 long.

This episode was published on Apr 11, 2023.

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