Quick disclaimer, there is an instance of sexual assault this week on the podcast. Please see the post on mythpodcast.com for more info.

This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the story of a medieval knight from France. We'll see how you'll want to get that murderous joust out of the way before leaving on that big trip, and how snapping a horse in half like a Kit-cat bar might just help you find

your biological father. The creature this week thinks you are so funny until you bite into its face.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 395, Darkest Night.

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

popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.

Today's story is a translation of a Bretonle from the High Middle Ages.

For Brittany, an area of modern-day France.

It's a story of the supernatural of knights and chivalry and growth and overprotective murder dads.

On additional content warning this week,

if you speak French,

you should be warned that I tried my hand at the supposed French pronunciation

of today's protagonist's name.

Not sure that it went well,

but it was fun to try and hopefully better than if I just called him Dagari.

Music but it was fun to try and hopefully better than if I just called him Degari.

The prince galloped in, and the light glinting off his armor made him look like an angel riding into the Breton keep.

Worthlessly, the grooms of the stable took his horse by the bridle, and the old hinges creaked,

as the watchman pushed open the door to the courtyard, without even asking the man what business he had with the king.

Because when the prince looked that rich and handsome, he didn't need to answer to anyone,

but the man he came to visit, the king himself.

The prince strode into the throne room to the king sitting on his throne.

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