Welcome to Season 4 and the first theme for this season is ‘The Horned Gods’. In this episode I explore the prince of the forest, the stag and its associated folklore, gods and mythology.
On occasion there are dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always, I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household.
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References
Books
Barber, Richard (1992) Bestiary: MS Bodley 764, The Folio Society
Borges, Jorge Luis, (2002) The Book Of Imaginary Beings, Vintage Books, London
Dent, Susie, (2018) Brewers Dictionary Of Phrase & Fable.
Monaghan, Patricia, (2014) Encyclopedia of Goddesses & Heroines, New World Library, California.
Nozedar, Adele (2010) The Illustrated Signs & Symbols Sourcebook: An A to Z Compendium Of Over 1000 Designs, Harper Thorsons, London.
Russell et al (1973), Folklore. Myths & Legends Of Britain, Reader’s Digest.
Websites:
Forest law by Jane Winters, Institute of Historical Research
https://earlyenglishlaws.ac.uk/reference/essays/forest-law/
Commoners & Commoning https://www.new-forest-national-park.com/commoners-commoning/
Deer Species - The British Deer Society https://bds.org.uk/information-advice/about-deer/deer-species/
Gundestrup caldron - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gundestrup-Caldron
Cernunnos - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cernunnos
The Legend of Sadhbh - https://stairnaheireann.net/2016/03/17/the-legend-of-sadhbh/
Deer Mythology & Folklore - https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/mammals/deer/deer-mythology-and-folklore/
Black Spot - Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81079046
Music Attribution:
Intro & Outro Music: Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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