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The Lost Youth of St. Martin's Land, or Woolpit's Green Children

The Lost Youth of St. Martin's Land, or Woolpit's Green Children

FromHistorical Blindness


The Lost Youth of St. Martin's Land, or Woolpit's Green Children

FromHistorical Blindness

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we study a ubiquitous folk tradition, the Green Children of Woolpit, First we consider its origins and its transmission through the ages, evaluating the qualities that seem to identify it as little more than a fairy tale. Then we examine the possibility that it may have been based on some true event. Check out the blog post at the website, historicalblindness.com, for accompanying imagery and links to further reading!
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Released:
May 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Historical Blindness podcast is a podcast about history’s myths, mysteries, and forgotten truths. By examining cases of outrageous hoaxes, pernicious conspiracy theory, mass delusion, baffling mysteries and unreliable historiography, Historical Blindness searches for insights into modern religious belief and political culture.