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Fairy queens & giantesses: pagan goddesses in Christian Europe

Fairy queens & giantesses: pagan goddesses in Christian Europe

FromHistory Extra podcast


Fairy queens & giantesses: pagan goddesses in Christian Europe

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Although medieval Europe was firmly Christian, pagan deities still loomed large in the popular imagination. Rhiannon Davies spoke to Ronald Hutton about four of these divine figures: the powerful and protective Mother Earth; the glamorous fairy queen; a night-roaming supernatural lady; and a Gaelic giantess. (Ad) Ronald Hutton is the author of Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation (Yale University Press, 2022). Buy it now from Amazon:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Queens-Wild-Goddesses-Christian-Investigation/dp/0300261012/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Jun 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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