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In this Bonus Episode, Martin and Eleanor discuss the ghastly crimes of Peter Stumpp.

Part of the new "Something Wicked" series, they discuss the centuries-long period known as The European Werewolf Panic, the horrific means whereby Peter Stumpp was executed, the even more horrific things he did to deserve such a grisly end, and chew over other tidbits including succubi, cannibalism and transformative magic garments.

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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On this week's episode of The Three Ravens Podcast, Eleanor and Martin wend their way to Worcestershire, home of the famous sauce which, turns out, is made from fermented fish!

With the episode released on St Neot's Day, they discuss his life of crow conversion and fox frustration, chat about Lughnasa, then paddle down the River Severn to explore the history and folklore of Worcestershire - from black pears and haunted priest holes to the Witch of Pebworth, the faeries of Osebury Rock, the Curse of Raggedstone Hill, and much more besides. Then it's time for the main event: Eleanor's telling of "The Legend of the Swan."

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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In this Bonus Episode, Eleanor and Martin talk about the ancient craft of weaving...

Part of the new "Dying Arts" series, they discuss the Radcliffe Red List, what weaving is, find surprising links between goddesses like Athena and Frigg and Artificial Intelligence, and explore the 28,000-year history of a craft we all take for granted.

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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On this week's episode of The Three Ravens Podcast, Martin and Eleanor explore Northamptonshire, the "county of squires and spires."

With the episode released the day before both St Christopher's Day and St James' Day, they talk dog-headed warrior monks and fortuitous oyster shucking before catching a canal boat to Northamptonshire to explore its history and folklore - from the Great Fire of Northampton and Rushton Triangular Lodge to tales of drumming wells, witches flying on pigs, and lots of ghosts! Then it's time for the main event: Martin's telling of "The Hexham Heads."

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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In this Bonus Episode, Martin and Eleanor talk about the surprising history and folklore of Unicorns.

Part of the new "Three Ravens Bestiary" series, they discuss the historical evidence of unicorns from Ancient Babylon, Persepolis and the Indus Valley before digging into the ways unicorns have been differently depicted through Ancient Greek writings, the Bible, Medieval tapestries, Scottish nationalism, and the modern-day LGBTQIA+ movement.

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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On this week's episode of The Three Ravens Podcast, Eleanor and Martin venture to Dorset, birth-county of Thomas Hardy.

With the episode released on St Kenelm's Day, they chat through the macabre and fantastical story of his extraordinary murder, then leap onto horseback and gallop through the history and folklore of Dorset - from the Jurassic Coast and the annual Knob Festival to the Dorset Ooser, the Portland Mer-Chicken, the Shapwick Crab, and much more besides. Then it's time for the main event: Eleanor's telling of "William Doggett the Vampire Ghost."

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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In this Bonus Episode, Eleanor and Martin talk about the uncanny tradition of Witch Bottles.

Part of the new "Magic and Medicines" series, they discuss what witch bottles are, their range of uses, ingredients, and their strange connections to Renaissance-era Cardinal Bellarmine and the occultist Giordano Bruno, all before digging into well-recorded stories about their power - some from as late as the mid-20th century!

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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On the first episode of Series 2 of The Three Ravens Podcast, Martin and Eleanor head to Cumberland, England's most north-westerly county.

With the episode released just before St Benedict's Day, they discuss the tenets of, and assassination attempts against, the "Father of Western Monasticism," then scramble up the Pennine Hills to discuss the history and folklore of Cumberland - from Hadrian's Wall and the court of Eveling, England's faerie king, to rumours of winged hedgehogs, a spectral monk who cried himself to death, the legend of the outlaw Adam Bell, and much more besides. Then it's time for the main event: Martin's telling of "Long Meg and her Daughters."

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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In advance of the launch of Series 2, Eleanor and Martin discuss what they've learned and what's coming next.

In addition to chatting through things they learned during Series 1, they discuss some of their new ideas, including the sequences of Bonus Episodes they will be releasing in the weeks ahead, Magic and Medicine, the Three Ravens Bestiary, Dying Arts, and Something Wicked, as well as new Patreon-exclusive content such as the Three Ravens Film Club.

Then they mention some of the counties they will be discussing over the next 13 episodes, and some of the stories they are excited to tell...

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

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In our first-ever Listener Episode, we read four stories and a poem sent in by members of the Three Ravens community.

The stories are "The Crowhurst Yew" from Georgia, "The Folklore of the Scarlet Pimpernel" from Dawn, "The Myth of the Cuckoo Pen" from David, and "Badbury Clump" from Dawn. We then end the episode with a short poem called "Losing Faerie" which was submitted to us by Tim Lambon.

To send us your own folktales to be read on future listener episodes, please email us at [email protected], and we'll be back next week for the launch of Series 2!

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Three Ravens is a myth and folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

In each Monday episode we explore a historic county, digging into heritage, folklore and traditions, then we tell a new version of a legend from that county. Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Visit our website Join our Patreon Social media channels and sponsors

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