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Episode 22. Christmas 2025: Cannibals, Murder, and Deforestation

Episode 22. Christmas 2025: Cannibals, Murder, and Deforestation

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 It’s a Now It’s Ruined holiday special! Kate breaks the usual format to bring you three shorter Christmas-related ruins. She discusses a cannibalistic scarecrow, the murder-riddled true story behind Good King Wenceslas, and how the Vikings permanently deforested Iceland. Happy holidays!Special thanks to Elisa Hanssen, aka Elisa in Iceland, for helping us pronounce Icelandic words! Follow her on Instagram and TikTok.ReferencesHans Trapphttp://frenchmoments.eu/hans-trapp/#t-1702120300802https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/hans-trapp-the-christmas-cannibal-scarecrow/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_(region)https://www.britannica.com/event/Italian-Warshttps://www.ripleys.com/stories/hans-trappKing Wenceslashttps://genius.com/Christmas-songs-good-king-wenceslas-lyricshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemiahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Wenceslas-I-prince-of-Bohemiahttps://www.umnews.org/en/news/the-real-story-behind-good-king-wenceslashttps://www.britannica.com/event/East-West-Schism-1054https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_Schismhttps://magicbohemia.com/drahomira-and-the-gateway-to-hell/Iceland, The Yule Lads, and the Vikingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/elves-and-dwarves-0017783https://adventures.is/blog/the-icelandic-yule-lads/?srsltid=AfmBOop5efv3ZPK06PA-xkZGzqpTLJWgJwkqF_fGGC5cThqPhaFSf2uVhttps://restless-viking.com/2019/12/05/icelandic-yule-lads/https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/history-of-icelandhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Viking-peoplehttps://www.visitnorway.com/things-to-do/art-culture/vikings/https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/viking-shipshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278416524000369https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/little-known-role-slavery-viking-society-180975597/https://www.reddit.com/r/Norse/comments/1i6m4cg/what_were_blood_brothers_in_norse_society/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harald-I-king-of-Norwayhttps://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apaa.12102https://www.savingiceland.org/2017/08/icelands-troubled-environment/https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/sciencebitesvolume2/chapter/5-6-soil-erosion-in-iceland-reclaiming-a-fragile-environment/ If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic!Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram.You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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