206-Mabinogion: The Blip

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We're back in the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh folklore, where we'll see what happens when the apocalypse comes and goes. The good news is that you survived! Yay! The bad news is that, since your servants have all disappeared, you'll now have to make your own bed. Bummer.

The creature this week is the Afanc, which is also from Wales, with a great reason why you don't want that angry lizard beaver monster to fall asleep in your lap.

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"Simple Melody" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Soothe" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Shapeshifters" by Podington Bear

"Mineral Still" by Blue Dot Sessions

"The Hump" by Podington Bear

"Moodswing" by Podington Bear

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0:00.0	This week on Myths and Legends, we continue our trek through the Mabinogean from Walsh folklore,
0:06.0	and you'll see why friends are family, and how that can literally be the case if you
0:11.0	convince your best friend to marry your mom.
0:14.1	The creature this week is a giant beaver lizard who can turn invisible, and has some very
0:19.3	particular music tastes.
0:27.2	This is Myths and Legends, Episode 206, The Blyb.
0:36.2	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:40.0	Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with the surprising origins.
0:44.8	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
0:48.7	We are back in the stories of the Mabinogean, the Walsh Epic that is basically just a handful
0:54.6	of very loosely connected stories.
0:57.0	If you haven't listened to episodes 181A and B, and don't want those spoiled for you
1:02.1	right now, you're going to want to go back and listen to those.
1:05.6	Basically though, we're in Wales, a country on the western side of Great Britain, and maybe
1:11.0	the 11th century AD, and one of the bigger kingdoms, a young man by the name of Praedei,
1:16.3	Rules.
1:17.3	He's one of those magical babies of destiny, and I think the only character to make an
1:21.7	appearance in all four branches of the Mabinogean.
1:24.8	Regardless, he's getting back from a completely preventable, yet absolutely devastating more
1:30.4	against the Irish, where only seven of the Welsh warriors remained, and five pregnant
1:35.4	Irish women remained.
1:37.2	If you want to listen to that whole incredible saga, once again check out episodes 181A and
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