Season 5 Episode 1: Born Of Fire - Folklore of Dragons & Reptiles

Season 5 begins with Born of Fire. For this season we are diving into the medieval Bestiaries to discover the strange and familiar creatures that lie within its pages. In this episode we’re exploring the creatures that are associated with fire, with the main focus being that well-loved and feared mythical creature, the dragon.There are some dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always, I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household.For more folklore and stories, you can subscribe to my Substack newsletter. Just hop over to the Substack site and search for Cerridwen’s Cauldron or use the link in the show notes. You can upgrade to paid for just £5 a month to access extended episodes in the archives, extras and for this season, an exclusive monthly podcast for subscribers called The Story Forecast.Signing up as a paid or free subscriber is much appreciated and helps to support the podcast and my work with folklore and story.As always you can find me via the following channels:www.facebook.com/ddstorytellerwww.instagram.com/thebarddawnReferences:Barber, Richard (1993) Bestiary MS Bodley 764, The Boydell Press, WoodbridgeBeowulf in Old English - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43521/beowulf-old-english-versionBilingual Beowulf, translator unknown - https://www.mit.edu/~jrising/webres/beowulf.pdfBorges, Jorge Luis, (2002) The Book Of Imaginary Beings, VintageOf Dragons and Diminutive Elephants by Riley Black (Accessed 2024) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/of-dragon-diets-and-diminutive-elephantsRemedies Derived From The Dragon – (accessed 2024) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D29%3Achapter%3D20The Medieval Bestiary: Dragon – (accessed 2024) https://bestiary.ca/beasts/beastsource262.htmVideen, Hana (2021) The word Hord: Daily Life in Old English, Profile BooksMusic & Sound EffectsMidnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound Effects via www.orangefreesounds.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cerridwenscauldron.substack.com/subscribe