304-Celtic Folklore: Among Us
Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
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🗓️ 18 January 2023
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Summary
The creature this week is the Giant of Smeeth, who would really like you to watch your language, please.
***Slight correction***
I mention that it is 9th century Scotland in the first story. It's...probably not? The stories are just kind of vaguely Medieval or Early Modern and it likely takes place in the late Middle Ages since witchcraft wasn't a capital offense in England until the 1500s.
The 9th century bit was part of a throwaway joke about margaritas at girl's night, but I thought it would be better to be more accurate.
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| 0:00.0 | This week, on Myths and Legends, there are two stories from Celtic folklore of the witches, |
| 0:04.9 | monsters, and fairy creatures that lurk among us, and their true motivations. |
| 0:10.4 | That spoiler they mostly just want a party. The creature this time is a giant who will make your |
| 0:16.5 | commute longer, but only if you don't scream insults at him. |
| 0:20.7 | This is Myths and Legends, Episode 304, among us. |
| 0:35.3 | This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly |
| 0:40.0 | popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins. Other stories that might |
| 0:44.7 | be new to you, but are definitely worth listening. Today, there are two stories from Celtic folklore, |
| 0:50.0 | specifically Scotland and Ireland. On the first, an elderly man in Scotland is on a walk with a friend. |
| 0:57.1 | A friend who has been meaning to ask him something for years. |
| 1:11.6 | How long have we been friends? Friend asked old man. Old man thought about it. He couldn't |
| 1:18.7 | remember a 15 years, 20? Since they moved into the area for sure. All this time, I've never asked, |
| 1:27.7 | but I've wondered. Friend did that little hand to his mouth aside thing. Old man groaned. |
| 1:35.0 | This again. Your wife. Is she a witch? Bro, you can tell me, I'm just curious. Friend said, |
| 1:44.3 | old man pinched the bridge of his nose for definitely not the first time and probably not the last. |
| 1:50.7 | No, his wife was not a witch. She was just cool. Friends, shoulders slumped. Then he leaned in close. |
| 2:00.6 | Really? Really? Old man said, yes, please. Then he looked to the tree line. And you all can come |
| 2:10.6 | out. Yes, I see you. Really hard for a mob to sneak around. The mob that was going to nap his wife, |
| 2:18.8 | old woman, and burn her at the stake rose from the leaves. Look, but I'm going to level with you. |
| 2:26.0 | We know she's a witch. We just don't have any evidence or proof and the bishop won't let them |
| 2:31.2 | brutally execute people without any evidence whatsoever. So a smile wound its way across friends face. |
| 2:37.3 | You want the house to yourself? Maybe you want a remarry? Huh? All they needed was a word from him. |
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