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The Scandinavian Tradition of "Throwing Elders Off of Cliffs"
11:23 - 16:32 (05:08)
The speaker discusses the Scandinavian tradition of elders throwing themselves off of cliffs to not take up resources from the community and compares it to being ruled by the English king and Catholic church in the name of God.
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In medieval England, a random peasant would be selected as the lord of misrule, responsible for overseeing and creating chaos during festivities, including eating dinner at the altar and excessive drinking.
11:23 - 12:07 (00:43)
Summary
In medieval England, a random peasant would be selected as the lord of misrule, responsible for overseeing and creating chaos during festivities, including eating dinner at the altar and excessive drinking.
ChapterThe Scandinavian Tradition of "Throwing Elders Off of Cliffs"
EpisodePart Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The idea of sacrificing the Lord of Misrule at the end of their reign in medieval England is questioned, with many skeptics pointing out that many tales of strange ways of killing people are often just myths.
12:07 - 13:23 (01:15)
Summary
The idea of sacrificing the Lord of Misrule at the end of their reign in medieval England is questioned, with many skeptics pointing out that many tales of strange ways of killing people are often just myths.
ChapterThe Scandinavian Tradition of "Throwing Elders Off of Cliffs"
EpisodePart Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The prevalence of stories involving drug use and murder in popular culture and the media is debated as discussed in this podcast.
13:23 - 14:20 (00:57)
Summary
The prevalence of stories involving drug use and murder in popular culture and the media is debated as discussed in this podcast.
ChapterThe Scandinavian Tradition of "Throwing Elders Off of Cliffs"
EpisodePart Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Feast of Fools, which started in central Europe, was a day of wildness and folly, role reversal, lewdness, and everything permitted in the name of God, and took a few hundred years for the church to successfully eliminate.
14:20 - 15:34 (01:13)
Summary
The Feast of Fools, which started in central Europe, was a day of wildness and folly, role reversal, lewdness, and everything permitted in the name of God, and took a few hundred years for the church to successfully eliminate.
ChapterThe Scandinavian Tradition of "Throwing Elders Off of Cliffs"
EpisodePart Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The folk Catholicism of this time was at odds with the church rather than being in obedience to it, and this seems to be the Catholicism that was actually practiced by many people.
15:34 - 16:32 (00:57)
Summary
The folk Catholicism of this time was at odds with the church rather than being in obedience to it, and this seems to be the Catholicism that was actually practiced by many people.