Graveyards
History and Folklore Podcast
Churchyard grims, stacked graves and Judgement Day. How did English graveyards changed in England between the medieval and Victorian eras? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyandfolklorepodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/historyandfolklore Twitter: @HistoryFolklore Facebook: www.facebook.com/historyandfolklorepodcast Transcript There pass, with melancholy state, By all the solemn heaps of fate, And think, as softly-sad you tread Above the venerable dead, “Time was, like thee they life possessed, And time shall be, that thou shalt rest.” Hello, welcome to the History and...
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Yule Creatures
History and Folklore Podcast
Cosmic reindeer, giants, goats and child-eating cats. Listen to some tales about the creatures that stalk the night over the Yule and Christmas period, and learn a few techniques to protect yourself from them.
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Alchemy
History and Folklore Podcast
This month we look into the history of alchemy and the worldview and aims of early alchemists.
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Fog
History and Folklore Podcast
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 the mist.
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Hallowe'en Bonus Episode: The Wild Hunt
History and Folklore Podcast
The Wild Hunt is a band of ghost warriors, witches or demons that stalk through the dark night skies. But where do these tales originate?
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Vampires
History and Folklore Podcast
In this episode we look into the origins of vampire mythology, learn how to properly accomplish the art of dying, discover why you should not answer strange voices in the night and find out what happens when you are buried alive with a reanimated corpse.
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Oak Trees
History and Folklore Podcast
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 lightning and an exploration into how oak trees can help give us a sense of belonging.
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Spinning and Weaving
History and Folklore Podcast
In this episode we will be looking at the history, folklore and mythology surrounding spinning and weaving.
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The Northern Lights
History and Folklore Podcast
For thousands of years people have watched the Aurora Borealis with awe, fear and wonder and told stories to explain what created them.
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Medieval Maps and Monsters
History and Folklore Podcast
Maps from Medieval Europe are littered with strange lands, monsters and mythical races. On them you can find the Tower of Babel, the Minotaur's Labyrinth, unicorns and men with the heads of dogs. Find out what these maps can tell us about how medieval European's saw the world in the latest episode of the History and Folklore Podcast.
info_outlineIn this episode we will be looking at the changing perceptions of colour in medieval England.
What significance did colour have in the middle ages? Did they see colour in the same way as we do today and what evidence can we use to find out?
Sources used in this episode:
Barley, N. F., 'Old English Colour Classifications: Where Do Matters Stand?' Anglo-Saxon England 3 (1974).
Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the British People (London, 1990).
Barney, S.A., Lewis, W.J., Beach, J.A. and Berghoff, O. The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville (New York, 2006).
Crouch, D., The Image of Aristocracy in Britain, 1000-1300 (London and New York, 1992).
Hall, L., Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem (2005) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16328/16328-h/16328-h.htm
Hutchings, J., Folklore and Symbolism of Green, Folklore, 108:1-2, 55-63 (1997)
Kress, G., and van Leehuwen, T., Visual Communication Colour as a Semiotic Mode: Notes for a Grammar of Colour (London and New Delhi, 1990).
Langland, W., 'The Vision of Piers Ploughman' (1993) https://web.archive.org/web/20080920140652/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/LanPier.html
Pistoreau, M., Yellow: The History of a Colour (2019).
Roud, S., A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles (2005).
Sandred, K. I., 'The Place Names of Norfolk', The Survey of English Place Names, vol. LXXIX, part III (Nottingham,2002).
Trevisa, J., Bartholomeus Anglicus De Proboetatibus Rerum: A Critical Text (Oxford, 1975).