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From William of Newburgh's 12th-century chronicle, "History of English Affairs," these stories aren't really about Halloween, but they do feel a little Halloween-ish. There's no Michael Myers, zombies, or vampires, but there are strange portents in the sky, toads locked in stone, faerie banquets, green children, and a good number of demons.
If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here.
I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, and I have some things on Redbubble.
3 Things:
At Stanford's Arcade, an article on heavenly portents and fire from the sky during the Little Ice Age.
At Medievalists.net, an article on the history of monsters, monstrosity, and dehumanization.
On the British Library's medieval manuscripts blog, charms against evil from their collection.
Sources:
The Church Historians of England, translated by Joseph Stevenson. Seeley's, 1856.
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From William of Newburgh's 12th-century chronicle, "History of English Affairs," these stories aren't really about Halloween, but they do feel a little Halloween-ish. There's no Michael Myers, zombies, or vampires, but there are strange portents in the sky, toads locked in stone, faerie banquets, green children, and a good number of demons.
If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here.
I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, and I have some things on Redbubble.
3 Things:
At Stanford's Arcade, an article on heavenly portents and fire from the sky during the Little Ice Age.
At Medievalists.net, an article on the history of monsters, monstrosity, and dehumanization.
On the British Library's medieval manuscripts blog, charms against evil from their collection.
Sources:
The Church Historians of England, translated by Joseph Stevenson. Seeley's, 1856.
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