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Looking at folklore through history to understand people's perceptions of nature through time.
Churchyard grims, stacked graves and Judgement Day. How did English graveyards changed in England between the medieval and Victorian eras? P...
Cosmic reindeer, giants, goats and child-eating cats. Listen to some tales about the creatures that stalk the night over the Yule and Christ...
This month we look into the history of alchemy and the worldview and aims of early alchemists. Find out how metal gets married, why poisons...
This month we look into the history and folklore of fog including the four (or five) elements, dragons, gods and the dangers that lurk in th...
The Wild Hunt is a band of ghost warriors, witches or demons that stalk through the dark nights skies. But where do these tales originate? T...
In this episode we look into the origins of vampire mythology, learn how to properly accomplish the art of dying, discover why you should no...
This month's episode is all about oak trees. There are tales of black doves and thunder gods, superstitions to protect you from aging and li...
In this episode we will be looking at the history, folklore and mythology surrounding spinning and weaving. Hear about Valkyries weaving blo...
For thousands of years people have watched the Aurora Borealis with awe, fear and wonder and told stories to explain what created them. In t...
Maps from Medieval Europe are littered with strange lands, monsters and mythical races. On them you can find the Tower of Babel, the Minotau...
Learn about the mysterious subterranean world of the mines. Why are birds bad luck? What should you do when you forget your lunch? And what...
Discover the folklore that surrounds yew trees on the British Isles. Why are so many yew trees found in churchyards, why do the yews at Neve...
We all know trolls from Frozen, the Lord of the Rings and those strange troll dolls we had as kids, but what were the original trolls like?...
A look at European changeling myths including what changelings are, the folklore surrounding them and the historic cases behind the tales. T...
Part 2 of Folk-a-pa-lore-za! You've heard the stories now discover the winning tale! Apologies for my audio in this episode. It was recorded...
A slightly different episode this week as I joined eleven other folklore podcasters to the battle of our favourite piece of folklore. We hav...
The history, stories and folklore of seaweed in the British Isles. Apologies for the sound quality at the end. I recorded the last few point...
In this episode we will be looking at the changing perceptions of colour in medieval England. What significance did colour have in the middl...
What are house spirits? How do you get one, how do you look after it and why does nobody seem to have one anymore? Find out in this episode...
In this episode we are joined by Mark Norman, folklore researcher and writer, host and creator of the Folklore Podcast and author of 'Tellin...
In this episode of the podcast we will be looking at the mythology and origin of selkies. This episode includes a selkie story by the marvel...
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Big Al at the Winchester says wolves can't look backwards. Discover other strange medieval folk beliefs and attitudes towards wolves based o...
The first episode of History and Folklore Podcast looking at how Anglo-Saxons viewed elves and how to heal a disease caused by elf-shot. Tra...