• St. George & Springtime Saints

  • Apr 22 2025
  • Length: 1 hr
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St. George & Springtime Saints

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  • Dr. Eleanor Janega welcomes back Amy Jeffs, author of Saints: A New Legendary of Heroes, Humans, and Magic, to revel in the fascinating stories of spring saints, including England's patron saint St. George. Along the way they encounter that famous tale with the dragon, speaking corpses beneath St. Paul's Cathedral and Brendan the Voyager's epic adventures. They uncover the deep connections these legends have with medieval Christian thought and the creation of national and local mythologies.


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    Edward the Confessor and the New Year Saints

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/7i4V3LuC73ZezCgtBAlGQ4


    Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega. Additional voice Sophie Gee. It was edited by Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

    All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

    Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.


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