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there are two Norse Christmas stories that have monks battling children, Christmas Eve,

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full of zombies. This is Myths and Legends, Episode 300, a slain song tonight.

This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly

popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories that

might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen. This time, there are two Christmas stories

from Sweden and Iceland. On the first, it's July, and a woman is traveling around looking for some

help, and all she has are her five children and threats of intense violence.

There was a knock at the door. Bjorn answered, a woman in raggy clothes stood surrounded by five

children. She had her hat in hand. Bjorn said that he wasn't from around here. He was in town

visiting his sister in medieval Sweden, but how could he help the woman? The woman

hindered children all wore birch bark shoes. Some wore cloth, some leather, all their clothes

had holes. They were dirty. We live in the forest, sir, the woman said. They were just looking

for some alms. The man tried, yeah, sure, he loved to help. He dug into his pockets,

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