"If the Catholic Church had full control of their templars, say with an addiction, that eradicating the templars would have been much harder."

In this episode, I will be discussing one of my favorite games, Dragon Age Origins and the Medieval Templars.

Sources Mentioned in the Episode

"Dragon Age: Origins.". Dragon Age Wiki. Accessed August 31, 2021. https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_Age:_Origins.

Dan Jones The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors.Kline, Daniel T., ed. 2018.

Digital Gaming Re-imagines the Middle Ages, specifically Chapter 17 - The Consolation of Paranoia: Conspiracy, Epistemology, and the Templars in Assassin's Creed, Deus Ex, and Dragon Age by Harry J Brown.

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"The King was expected to marry his sister."

In today's episode, I will dive into the world of royal inbreeding and incest in the middle ages and in the game Crusader Kings III.

Sources mentioned in the episode

“How Did Consanguinity Work in Medieval Marriages?” https://www.thoughtco.com/consanguinity-and-medieval-marriages-3529573

“Family (Relation) - CK3 Wiki.” Accessed August 16, 2021. https://ck3.paradoxwikis.com/Family_(relation)#Incest.

 “Royal Incest and Inclusive Fitness.” by Pierre L Van Den Berghe, Pierre L and Gene M. Mesher

Difference between Wikis and Wikipedia

http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/web-applications/difference-between-wiki-and-wikipedia/

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"Who doesn't love dragons?"

On this episode I will be exploring the dragons in medieval romances and how they compare to the dragons in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I will be examining the history of dragons to see how dragons have changed and what that tells us about our culture today.

Sources mentioned in the podcast.

- Bestiary: Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764 by Richard Barber

-. Four Romances of England : King Horn, Havelok the Dane, Bevis of Hampton, Athelston by Ronald B Herzman (Author, Editor), Graham Drake (Editor), Eve Salisbury (Editor)

- The Parallel English - Latin Vulgate Bible: With Latin Dictionary References by Saint Jerome (Author), Richard Challoner (Author)

- Tristan with the “Tristran” of Thomas: With the Surviving Fragments of the Tristran of Thomas by Gottfried von Strassburg (Author), A. Hatto (Introduction, Translator)

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