EP 5: The Headless Horseman - a podcast by Tatum and Tansie Swithenbank

from 2021-02-26T12:09:35

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Prep your saddle… the UK is infested with headless horsemen. In this episode we gallop through the lands of Scotland and Buckinghamshire where we uncover the real people behind the legend. Heads will roll!


References:



  • Rodger, Ian. “The Headless Horseman: An Amateur Inquiry.” Journal of the Folklore Institute, vol. 2, no. 3, 1965, pp. 266–271. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3814145. Accessed 15 Feb. 2021.


  • Traynor, J. (2019). How tales of the headless horseman came from Celtic mythology. Available: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/how-tales-of-the-headless-horseman-came-from-celtic-mythology-1.4060086. Last accessed 17th February 2021.


  • Nielo. (2012). The Headless Horseman Rides. Available: https://allpoetry.com/poems/read_by/Nielo. Last accessed 17th February 2021.


  • Singh, Bhrigupati. (2012). The Headless Horseman of Central India: Sovereignty at Varying Thresholds of Life. Cultural Anthropology. 27. 383-407. 10.2307/23252426.


  • Macna, P. A. (.). The Headless Horseman. Available: https://www.scotsmagazine.com/articles/the-headless-horseman/. Last accessed 17th February 2021.



sparknotes. (2005). Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Available: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gawain/. Last accessed 17th February 2021.


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