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Fireside Folklore: Cursed Cows

Fireside Folklore: Cursed Cows

FromStories of Scotland


Fireside Folklore: Cursed Cows

FromStories of Scotland

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Are you concerned about your cow companions? Do you want to protect your bovine besties from evil enchantments?

Welcome to Fireside Folklore, a fun wee episode, where Annie and Jenny try to understand the mysterious phenomenon of cow cursing. After noticing cursed cows turn up in multiple episodes, Annie and Jenny try to understand why cursed cows appear so frequently in Scottish folklore. What do these stories tell us about Scottish culture and values?

Independently made in the Highlands, Stories of Scotland is gratefully funded through listener support on Patreon. www.patreon.com/storiesofscotland.
Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Stories of Scotland is an award-winning Scottish history podcast. Join hosts Jenny and Annie as they unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves, cairns and chaos, Jenny and Annie travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life. Stories of Scotland celebrates Scottish history through traditional storytelling, archival research, museum objects and wandering in nature. It is recorded in Inverness & hosted by Jenny, an environmental scientist & Annie, an archivist.