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Episode 205: Bit by Bit (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2022-08-15 04:02:00 +0000 UTCOne of the most common animals throughout all of history is also the focal point for a world of bizarre and frightening folklore. Today’s journey will cover a lot of ground…and it might get bumpy.
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Further Reading
- “Leiden archaeologist discovers unique ancient horse grave in Sudan,” Leiden University, April 2018, https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2018/04/discovery-3000-year-old-horse-grave.
- “1823 (pub): The Kelpie of Loch Ness.” AnomalyInfo. http://anomalyinfo.com/Stories/kelpie-loch-ness.
- Anderson, John Q. “The Legend of the Phantom Coach in East Texas.” Western Folklore 22, n. 4 (Oct. 1963), pp. 259-62.
- Bergen, Fanny D., W. M. Beauchamp, and W. W. Newell. “Current Superstitions. I. Omens of Death.” The Journal of American Folklore 2, n. 4 (Jan-Mar. 1889), 12-22.
- Black, George F. Scottish Charms and Amulets. Edinburgh: Neill and Company, 1894.
- C.J.T. Folk-Lore and Legends: Germany. London: W. W. Gibbings, 1889.
- Connor. “The Dullahan of Celtic Mythology. The Irish Place. Published 12/10/2019. https://www.theirishplace.com/heritage/the-dullahan.
- Dexter, Miriam Robbins. “The Hippomorphic Goddess and Her Offspring.” The Journal of Indo-European Studies 18, n. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 1990), pp. 285-308.
- “Hans Jagenteufel.” World of Tales. https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/German_folktale_23.html#gsc.tab=0.
- Hutton, M., trans. Tacitus I, Germania. Revised by E. H. Warmington. Loeb Classical Library 35. Edited by Jeffrey Henderson. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970.
- Lindow, John. Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Lobell, Jarrett A., and Eric A. Powell. “The Story of the Horse.” Archaeology 68, n. 4 (July/August 2015), pp 28-33.
- “Origin of Domestic Horses Finally Established.” Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). 10/20/2021. https://www.cnrs.fr/en/origin-domestic-horses-finally-established.
- Powell, Barry B., trans. The Poems of Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, and the Shield of Herakles. Oakland: University of California Press, 2017.
- Riach, Alan. “Witchcraft, Fairies and Folklore...A Journey to the Gaelic Otherworld.” The National. 2/24/2020.https://www.thenational.scot/news/18255854.witchcraft-fairies-folklore-journey-gaelic-otherworld.
- Rodger, Ian. “The Headless Horseman: An Amateur Inquiry.” Journal of the Folklore Institute 2, n. 3 (Dec. 1965), pp. 266-71.
- Roric, Valda. “Horses as Symbols of Power in HIstory and Mythology.” Ancient Origins. 5/18/2016. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/horses-symbols-power-history-and-mythology-005912.
- Roric, Valda. “Riding the Seas: Kelpies, Hippocampus, and More Monstrous Horses.” Ancient Origins. 10/4/2021. https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/riding-seas-kelpies-and-other-fascinating-water-horses-myth-and-legend-006170.
- “Shaping Civilizations: The Role of the Horse in Human Societies.” Equine Heritage Institute (EHI). http://www.equineheritageinstitute.org/shaping-civilizations-the-role-of-the-horse-in-human-societies.
- Spence, Lewis. The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain. Mineola: Dover, 1999.
- Stewart, William Grant. Lectures on the Mountains; or the Highlands and the Highlanders as They Were and Are. London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1860.
- Stewart, William Grant. The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823.
- Strickland, Ashley. “The Moment Domesticated Horses Changed the Course of Human History is Now Revealed.” CNN. 10/22/2021. https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/world/domestic-horses-origin-scn/index.html.
- Westropp, Thomas Johnson. “A Folklore Survey of County Clare: The Death Coach.” Clare County Library. https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folklore_survey/chapter3.htm.
- Wigington, Patti. “Horse Magic, Folklore and Legends.” Learn Religions. 1/6/2018. https://www.learnreligions.com/horse-magic-folklore-and-legends-4030574.
- Wigington, Patti. “Rhiannon, Horse Goddess of Wales.” Learn Religions. 1/13/2019. https://www.learnreligions.com/rhiannon-horse-goddess-of-wales-2561707.
- Witcutt, W. P. “Notes on Staffordshire Folklore.” Folklore 53, n. 2 (Jun 1942), pp. 126-27.
