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Stories, myths, legends, and folklore from around the world - told from memory, unscripted and unedited, in the spirit of oral traditions.... more
FAQs about The Bard’s Tales:How many episodes does The Bard’s Tales have?The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.
August 09, 2024Pywll, Prince of Dyved - Mabinogion Branch OneThe Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh tales sourced from Welsh manuscripts dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, with the first full collection in English compiled and translated by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1838-1845....more42minPlay
August 02, 2024Lily and the Lion - Part 2The continuation of Lily and the Lion, a German folk tale first collected and published in writing in “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. This story shares the same format as other tales such as East of the Sun, West of the Moon; and also shares elements with the well-known story of The Beauty and The Beast....more17minPlay
July 26, 2024Lily and the Lion - Part 1Lily and the Lion, also known as The Lily and The Lion, is a German folk tale first collected and published in writing in “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. This story shares the same format as other tales such as East of the Sun, West of the Moon; and also shares elements with the well-known story of The Beauty and The Beast....more15minPlay
July 22, 2024The Blue LightThis story is a German folk tale first collected and published in writing in “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. It shares story elements with the tale of Aladdin from the “1001 Nights” collection....more19minPlay
July 19, 2024East of the Sun, West of the Moon - Part 3The final instalment of this Norwegian folk tale, first collected and published by Andrew Lang in his “The Blue Fairy Book” in 1889....more14minPlay
July 15, 2024Thor’s WeddingThis story, called Thrymskvitha, or the Lay of Thrym, is a well-known Norse myth that can be found in the Poetic Edda. It is thought to be one of the oldest poems in the collection, and is also one of the most well-known....more11minPlay
July 12, 2024East of the Sun, West of the Moon - Part 2The continuation of the Norwegian folk tale, first collected and published in writing by Andrew Lang in his “The Blue Fairy Book”...more17minPlay
July 08, 2024The Faithful AnimalsThe Faithful Animals is another folktale collected and published by the Brothers Grimm in 1815, but, according to German historian Ferdinand Sievert, was omitted from later versions as the story came from a collection of Mongolian tales. In some versions, the ass in this story is portrayed as a monkey....more16minPlay
July 05, 2024East of the Sun, West of the Moon - Part 1East of the Sun, West of the Moon is a Norwegian folk tale, first published in written form in “The Blue Fairy Book”, a collection of Norwegian fairytales written by Andrew Lang in 1889. This story format appears all across the world, such as in Ancient Greece’s “Eros and Psyche”, or Scotland’s “The Crow’s Wife” also known as “The Tale of the Hoodie”...more21minPlay
July 01, 2024Pyramus and ThisbePyramus and Thisbe is a Greco-Roman myth, first recorded in writing in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in 8 CE. This story will be familiar to most listeners, as it has evolved into one of the most well-known stories of today....more13minPlay
FAQs about The Bard’s Tales:How many episodes does The Bard’s Tales have?The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.