298-Finnish Folklore: Footsteps in the Dark

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

A home improvement project 800 years in the making that includes way too many wolves, rat parts, and beards. It's the story of the Tomten of Åbo Castle, from Finnish folklore.

The creatures are women with varying degrees of faces from British folklore. The one thing they have in common? Drunk, possibly concussed guys are the only people that have seen them.

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"Halpver" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Gene's Waltz" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Evidence Room" by Blue Dot Sessions

"The Snowgarden" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Our Ears, Deceivers" by Blue Dot Sessions

"The Onyx" by Blue Dot Sessions

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0:06.8	heinous murders through investigative storytelling and primary source audio.
0:10.8	The hatchet came so fast that I don't think I had time to think but when it hit my head
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0:19.2	just about putting those thoughts together and I heard the gunshot.
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0:26.7	This week explore the individual and community impact behind some truly horrendous and
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0:33.1	Subscribe, listen and review Invisible Choir on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:38.4	New episodes air every other week.
0:41.4	This week on Myths and Legends it's a story from Finnish folklore about an 800 year old
0:52.9	home improvement project and you'll see why you should check out your crawl space every
0:56.4	once in a while because it might include stuff like chair legs, rat bits and oh yeah,
1:01.6	massive piles of treasure.
1:03.3	The creature this week is that headless woman who just wants a ride home or the drunk
1:07.4	ravines of some guys who had a few too many.
1:15.5	This is Myths and Legends episode 298.
1:18.8	Footsteps in the dark.
1:20.8	This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.
1:29.2	Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know but with surprising origins.
1:33.3	Others are stories that might be new to you but are definitely worth listening.
1:37.4	Today's episode is based on a fairy tale from Finland in 1849.
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