174-Medieval Knights: Take Your Time

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The story of Sir Isumbras, a knight from the high Middle Ages, includes talking birds, epic battles, unicorns, and a quest for redemption where the redemption includes the knight's participation in the crusades... The creature is the sealah (pronounced SHE-la), a genie that just wants to go out dancing and get dinner...and by that it means it wants you to dance for it before turning you into its dinner. The Myths and Legends store: https://www.mythpodcast.com/store -- Sponsors! Check out Best Fiends, the 5-star rated mobile puzzle game, on the Apple App Store or Google Play! Handy.com: Get you first 3-hour cleaning for only $29 when you sign up for a cleaning plan at https://handy.com/legends promo code LEGENDS. -- Music: "Four and Fourteen" by Blue Dot Sessions "In the Box" by Blue Dot Sessions "San Diego Sunday" by Blue Dot Sessions "Stack Me Up" by Blue Dot Sessions "Vela Vela" by Blue Dot Sessions -- Scholarly works: Sir Isumbras and the Legend of St. Eustace: https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.MS.2.305998 Between Romance and Legend: "Secular Hagiography" in Middle English Literature: https://glasgow.rl.talis.com/items/F90AE930-28C7-F45F-C0B5-CD2F84017EEF.html Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance: https://books.google.com/books?id=mPqfNFQcVksC&pg=PA218&dq=sir+isumbras&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjasPOAtu7nAhVBSN8KHaSBCp8Q6AEwBHoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=sir%20isumbras&f=false The Sinful Knights (no preview available, sadly): https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=QCxaAAAAMAAJ&dq=Andrea+Hopkins%2C+The+Sinful+Knights%3A+A+Study+of+Middle+English+Penitential+Romance&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=sir+isumbras The Loss of the Holy Land and Sir Isumbras: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27866771?seq=1

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0:00.0	This week, on Myths and Legends, it's a tale of a knight from the high Middle Ages,
0:04.9	as he treks across the world, seeking redemption and vengeance against those who have wronged
0:09.3	him.
0:10.3	We'll learn that unicorns are not always rainbow's in happiness, and that you should never
0:14.6	talk to a bird.
0:16.4	Nothing good ever comes from talking to a bird.
0:19.3	The crazy of this week will invite you to a dance party, but unfortunately, you're the
0:23.4	only one invited, and it will eat you afterwards.
0:32.2	This is Myths and Legends, episode 174.
0:35.6	Take your time.
0:40.9	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:44.1	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:48.4	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
0:52.0	Today's story is a medieval nightly tale, slash crusader epic, slash romance, slash story
0:56.6	of a saint.
0:57.6	People can't really pin down what it is, but we'll talk about that later.
1:00.9	It does have knights, battles, talking birds, and unhelpful unicorns, though.
1:05.6	It's set in Europe in the 10th or 11th century, so high Middle Ages, and we'll just jump
1:10.0	right in with our main character, Sir Issumbrus.
1:25.5	Sir Issumbrus was having an awesome day.
1:29.3	Sir Issumbrus was having an awesome life.
1:31.2	I mean, he was at all strong and very handsome night, as the story says.
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