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Welcome to The Medieval World Podcast, where we explore fun and interesting pieces of medieval history. Each Friday, I publish a new episode. In addition to episodes, check out my lectures below. If there’s an episode or series you would like to see, let me know via email at themedievalworldpodcast@gmail.com. Also, you can follow me on twitter at: https://twitter.com/wjb_mattingly . I am also starting to create videos of my lectures at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxmN86fC3uYC9JW-hKV4Z1w.
Episodes
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Ep. 05: The Case of a Criminal in a Church
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
In this episode, we look at a famous case of an escaped criminal who hides in a church. Can he legally be extradited from a church? We find out in this episode.
Books referenced:
Samuel W. Collins, The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Spaces (Palgrave: 2012).
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Friday May 08, 2020
Ep. 06: Murder in a Church
Friday May 08, 2020
Friday May 08, 2020
In this episode, we look at murder (and a battle) in the Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours, France.
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Sunday May 17, 2020
Ep. 07: Dirty Riddles and Farts
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
In this episode, we look at some dirty riddles from Anglo-Saxon England and a fart so powerful that it blinded a man.
For translation and commentary on the riddles, see:
https://theriddleages.wordpress.com/riddles-by-number/
For a good book on the Exter Book, check out:
For a cheap translation of the Canterbury Tales, here:
For updates on episodes, follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/wjb_mattingly
If you want to reach me, my email is themedievalworldpodcast@gmail.com
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Friday May 22, 2020
Ep. 08: Hobgoblin in the Ninth Century (Medieval Beasts)
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
In this episode, we look at an account of a hobgoblin in ninth-century France. This account comes from a ninth-century Carolingian author named Notker who wrote a biography of Charlemagne.
For a copy of Notker's biography, see:
I also reference the M.A. Thesis of a certain Klayton Amos Tietjen at the University of Tennessee. For this thesis, see:
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4784/
For updates on episodes, follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/wjb_mattingly
If you want to reach me, my email is themedievalworldpodcast@gmail.com
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Thursday May 28, 2020
Ep. 09: Medieval Birds in Thought
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
In this episode, we look at birds generally as they existed in the minds of medieval people. We talk about the different ways in which medieval people hunted, ate, used, and envisioned birds.
For Valerie Garver's book, Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World, see:
For updates on episodes, follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/wjb_mattingly
If you want to reach me, my email is themedievalworldpodcast@gmail.com
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