Halloween Special: Bisclavret
The Court Jester - A podcast by Kleio Pethainou - Sundays
Happy Halloween!On the scariest night of the year, I am bringing you Bisclavret, the medieval French werewolf.No obscenity today. Just medieval monsters.The translation I am using is this one: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/35337/the-lais-of-marie-de-france-by-marie-de-france-trans-with-an-intro-by-glyn-sburgess-and-keith-busby/9780140447590 The title song is 'Celebration' by Alexander Nakarada and the episode contains sounds by InterPartyConflict, NaturesTemper and Kronek9.Join me on X (formerly known as twitter) @kpethainou to talk about werewolves and follow @thecourtjesterpodcast on Facebook. The Court Jester is in reality Kleio Pethainou, a medievalist researching medieval humour. If you like what you hear, you can become a patron or send a donation at ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thecourtjesterpodcast. Your support keeps the merriment alive, it gives me a sense of achievement and the ability to bring you more funny stories from the Middle Ages. Get bonus content and other good things on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
