417: Guy of Warwick: Don't Be That Guy

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

🛡️This Guy?🛡️

This guy is Guy of Warwick, and he's your guy. But only if you need someone to be the best guy in the world at fighting and killing. It's just too bad Guy hates being that guy.

😈 The Creature: Freybug and the Barguest
Two black dogs who might give you wounds that will never heal, or maybe just stand there awkwardly until you leave.

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🎵 Music Credits

"Vessel Five" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Junca" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Brek PKL" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Bask VX" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Dawn in Vennik" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Third in Line" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Walking Shoes" by Blue Dot Sessions

Transcript

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0:00.0	Quick disclaimer, and I know there have been a lot of these, but there are multiple bloody
0:04.0	duels this week and a brief mention of suicidal ideation. I try not to get too graphic, and it's
0:09.4	probably okay for kids and young teens, but some people still appreciate these notices.
0:13.8	Anyway, please see the post on mythpodcast.com for more details. This week, on Myths and Legends,
0:19.7	it's the story of Guy of Warwick, a medieval
0:22.2	English folk hero. We'll see why the best break for all those bloody death matches you're doing
0:26.8	is to take a walk and to treat yourself to some bloody death matches. And how, if that noble
0:32.3	woman you love wants you to become a vicious killer to earn her affection, your princess
0:36.8	might be in another castle.
0:38.8	The creature this week is a dog,
0:41.4	a big, mean one,
0:43.3	who definitely isn't a cow minding its own business at night.
0:53.1	This is Myths and Legends, episode 417.
0:56.7	Don't be that guy.
1:03.2	This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.
1:06.9	Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins.
1:11.3	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
1:15.4	We're telling the story of Guy of Warwick, and it's a long one this time.
1:19.0	So I'll give a real quick backstory.
1:20.9	Guy is from Warwickshire, in England, and his was an extremely popular story in the Middle Ages.
1:26.5	Set in the 10th century, but circulated between the 1200s and 1500s,
1:30.4	Guy is a flawed chivalricero, who was actually referenced by Shakespeare.
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