Things we talk about in this episode:

Opening Music:

'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.

[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]

Closing Music:

'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence

[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]

Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org

Bos Primigenius, the wild aurochs: https://prehistoric-fauna.com/Bos-primigenius

Hinge and Bracket: http://hingeandbracketofficial.co.uk/AboutHingeAndBracket.html

Terminus: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminus

De Bello Gallico: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentarii_de_Bello_Gallico

Terrordog – from Ghostbusters https://ghostbusters.fandom.com/wiki/Terror_dogs_(Type_of_Creatures)

Bull and Bear Markets https://www.investopedia.com/insights/digging-deeper-bull-and-bear-markets/

Horns in Sutton Hoo: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/drinking-horns-from-the-ship-burial-at-sutton-hoo/twFuvoV610_wMQ

Gendel – from Beowulf: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grendel

The rune poems – three with their english translations: https://www.ragweedforge.com/poems.html

Kennings: https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-is-a-kenning

Christian Laboutin shoes: http://eu.christianlouboutin.com/uk_en/

Terry Pratchett – metal high heels for lady dwarves: see especially Cheery Littlebotton to Cherry Littlebottom.

Thelwell Pony: http://www.thelwell.org.uk/

Fizzgig – from the Dark Crystal https://darkcrystal.fandom.com/wiki/Fizzgig

“Grey is the usual colour, majesty...” Blackadder Season II episode: ‘Head’ 1986 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526718/characters/nm0000410

“What’s an elephant?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smN4_9PwZOw

“There will be no capes” Edna Mole from the Incredibles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68ndaZSKa8

Just William books https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/just-william-100-year-anniversary-richmal-crompton-children-books-a8777626.html

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