In our second conversation on Fair Folk, folklorist Terry Gunnell and I discuss the northern European folklore of the winter season, especially the tradition of guising and monstrous visitors in pagan and Christian times, and -- getting to the juicy stuff -- how male deities came to dominate the Nordic sphere in the Viking era, when it is rather obvious feminine deities used to play a significantly larger role.
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Music:
Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods
32:32 “K Viola” by ICP Orchestra
58:30 “K Viola” by ICP Orchestra (again)