411: Celtic folklore: The Wake

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

⛵️Get lost at sea with Maelduin⛵️

All Maelduin wants to do is avenge his father's murder...with more murder. He should have listened to that wizard. Because he didn't, his trip just got a whole lot longer. And stranger.

😈 The Creature: The Donestre
The lion headed stranger who will eat you, sure, but also feel really bad about it.
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🎵 Music Credits

"The Onyx" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Median Point" by Blue Dot Sessions
"New Crescente" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Morning Glare" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Two Pound" by Blue Dot Sessions

Transcript

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0:00.0	This week, on Myths and Legends, it's a story from Ireland about forgiveness,
0:04.8	and vengeance, and giant ants, and angry talking horses with large talons
0:09.9	that definitely aren't trying to eat you.
0:12.7	On the creature this week, it's a lion-headed friend who wants to help you adjust to your travels
0:16.9	by having you over for dinner.
0:18.7	And yes, that's exactly what it sounds like.
0:26.7	This is Myths and Legends, episode 411, The Wake.
0:37.3	This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:41.0	Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:45.4	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
0:49.2	Today's story is a big, watery adventure from Celtic folklore.
0:53.3	It's a quest for vengeance that turns into something stranger.
0:57.6	Put down the paper after the turn of the millennium, the other one, Y1K, but set far sooner,
1:03.6	it's a tale of a young man traveling to figure out what he should do and what type of life
1:08.2	he actually wants, if he needs to uphold the grievances and feuds of the past
1:12.6	or live a life of peace. We'll jump in with his father getting murdered.
1:32.0	A burning church and a sword through the chest.
1:35.1	It was an ignoble end for the chief.
1:38.6	Aile edge battle had enemies.
1:41.5	His wife was one of them. And while, riding hard as the smoke of her former life rose in the
1:45.6	background, she didn't lament the demise of her husband. She feared for the baby in her arms.
1:52.5	She had been a nun once, before she caught the eye of the clan's chief, as it took control of her
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