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Don't Witch About Me!

Briony Davies

Don't Witch About Me!

A weekly Society, Culture and History podcast
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Don't Witch About Me!

Briony Davies

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Don't Witch About Me!

Briony Davies

Don't Witch About Me!

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The third branch of the Mabinogion. Pryderi offers his mum as a gift to cheer up his friend. Thousands of people vanish into thin air and nobody's particularly concerned. Revenge is wreaked on the wrong people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p
A short bonus episode with some background information about 'The Mabinogion', the oldest collection of Welsh prose texts and the source for all the fascinating stories this series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Series 2 Episode 2 is part 2 of the story of Branwen, the 2nd story in the Mabinogion. All the 2s!! In this episode, we rejoin Branwen as she struggles to escape from her cruel husband, with the help of her giant brother Bran. My source for thi
Inexplicable giants! A magic cauldron! A female character who has to pay the price for men's behaviour! It's the second branch of the Mabinogion: Branwen, Daughter of Llyr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's spooky season!! So here are two supposed ghost stories, featuring so-called witches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Inspired by a recent visit to Ely, the story of St Etheldreda, her ability to advocate for her own bodily autonomy and her miracles. Sources are all said at the end of the episode because I think listing them here deleted my last episode! Hoste
This episode seemed to 'publish' but then vanished from all streaming platforms with no explanation! So let's try again... I've deleted all the sources in case it was one of the sources which was the problem which I appreciate is not great...In
A Celtic goddess, combining with a Roman deity? Pigs showing the way to medicine? Ancient curses? Sulis has it all!Sources for this episode:'Mythology of the British Isles' by Geoffrey Ashe'Celts: Search for a Civilisation' by Alice Robertshttp
Join me as I find out about the Lady of Llyn Y Fan Fach and her husband - the OG star-crossed lovers?Sources for this episode are:'Warriors, Witches, Women' by Kate Hodgeshttps://folkrealmstudies.weebly.com/-welsh-legends-the-lady-of-llyn-y-fan
The first people to populate Britain? A tale of murder, adventure, demons, giants and war...Sources for this episode:'Storyland' by Amy Jeffs'Mythology of the British Isles' by Geoffrey Ashe'Folklore Thursday' https://folklorethursday.com/'Unde
This episode continues the story of Rhiannon, a fairy goddess from Welsh folklore. Featuring vanishing horses, mysterious happenings and fast-aging children...Sources for this episode:'The Mabinogion', Penguin Classics edition, translated by Je
In this episode, we meet Rhiannon, the fairy queen/goddess of the Welsh Mabinogion. Sources for this episode are:The Mabinogion, published by Penguin Classics, translated by Jeffrey Gantz'Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females'
A whistle-stop tour of the origins of Morgan Le Fay, and why she changes from a benevolent healer to an antagonist.Sources for this episode:‘Vita Merlini’, translated by John Jay Parry. ‘Arthurian Romances’ by Chretien de Troyes, translated by
In this first episode, we dive (pun intended) into the magical tale of 'selkies': supernatural beings who can take the form of seals or people. I tell four folk-tales, all around the theme of selkies, and explain some of the origins around thes
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