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October 10, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: The Minotaur

Filed under: Europe, Greece, History, Humour — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published 9 Oct 2020

Ah, Theseus. Athens’ favorite trash man. Let’s talk about someone a little more interesting — literally anyone involved in this story will do.

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September 12, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: Ares’ Abduction

Filed under: Europe, Greece, History, Humour — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 06:00

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Published 11 Sep 2020

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Well, they may have wounded Ares’ body and spirit, but at least he still has his pride. Oh wait

Alternate title: Ares And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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August 15, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: The Book Of Invasions

Filed under: Books, Europe, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 14 Aug 2020

The quintessential Irish mythological text, and … it’s about getting steamrolled by invaders. Now that’s what I call brand consistency!

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August 5, 2020

Berserkers! The facts and the fictions

Filed under: Europe, History — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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This one has been a long time coming, but now I’m glad that I’ve said it. It may disappoint many die-easy fans of unnecessary carnage, but the truth about berserkers is that they may have been a great deal more sensible and human than the rage-fuelled psychos so beloved by the world’s male teenagers.

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For those wanting the full 100,000-word thesis, try here: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28819/

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June 23, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VII)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 27 Dec 2019

Journey to the West Kai, episode 4: Trouble in Taoist Town!

Thrills! Excitement! Pigsy takes a bath! Sandy fights an alligator! Monkey helps Tripitaka cheat on a high-stakes game show! And as always, everyone forgets about the horse!

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June 16, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VI)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 14 Dec 2018

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 3: FAMILY FEUD!

Action! Excitement! Faces from the past! Kuan Yin discovers an exciting new acupuncture technique! Pigsy is unexpectedly skilled at CPR!

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June 9, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part V)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 9 Feb 2018

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 2: LOS DEMONIOS HERMANOS!

It’s yet another episode almost a year in the making! (sorry again 🙊) Today our heroes face off against a deadly duo of conveniently color-coordinated scoundrels, equipped with an impressive array of sacred treasures! Will Monkey be able to prioritize the well-being of his friends over his love of shiny things? Probably not, but find out now!

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June 2, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part IV)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 19 Mar 2017

JOURNEY TO THE WEST KAI, EPISODE 1: SKELE-FUN!

It’s the episode almost a year in the making! (sorry 🙊) The saga of the monk Tripitaka, his bodyguard the Monkey King, and the rest of his merry band of pilgrims continues in this dramatic episode! Friendships are tested! Unlikely heroes rise to the occasion! Somebody throws a punch!

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May 26, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part III)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 13 Apr 2016

At last! The saga continues, as our troupe of compadres grows from three to five and the story can REALLY get started!

In case you were wondering, this ISN’T the only origin of the five-man-band archetype, although it certainly accounts for a lot of the associated tropes. The Mahabharata is another classic example, with the five Pandava brothers filling out the classic roles very well.

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May 19, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part II)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 14 Jan 2016

The eponymous Journey actually begins! Sure hope this doesn’t take another eighty-three chapters. OH WAIT

Sun Wukong is back, and better than ever! Or … well, or worse, depending on your point of view. He’s getting up to shenanigans again, which is generally pretty problematic — but you know what, he’s doing stuff, and that’s the important thing.

May 18, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: Loki’s Wager

Filed under: Europe, History, Humour — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 15 May 2020

Loki, Loki, Loki. When will you learn that your actions have consequences?

Alternate title: HAIRCUT PRANK GONE WRONG (I ALMOST DIED! NOT CLICKBAIT)

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May 12, 2020

Legends Summarized: The Monkey King (Journey To The West Part 1)

Filed under: Books, China, History, Humour, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 1 Oct 2015

Meet the progenitor of all brash, impulsive, superpowerful anime characters! Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and Great Sage, was the most impulsive of them all!

“Wreaking havoc in heaven is so much fun it should be illegal!” -Monkey, probably

I might cover something else before continuing with part two of The Journey To The West. It’s kind of a doozy, and I’m having a lot of trouble convincing myself to cut some parts out. Watch out for Don Quixote in the meantime.

April 18, 2020

Miscellaneous Myths: Typhon

Filed under: Europe, Greece, History, Religion — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

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Published 17 Apr 2020

Are you getting sick of Zeus? Are his constant antics getting you down? Do you wanna hear about the time he got his ass kicked by Godzilla?

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April 7, 2020

Classics Summarized: Beowulf

Filed under: Books, Britain, Europe, History — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 28 Aug 2015

Beowulf! The tale of the baddest Geat to ever Geat.

Tolkien said that the Dragon in Beowulf is one of only two *true* dragons in all of literature — the other being Fafnir. The influence of both these dragons is very visible in a lot of our more modern fantasy: for instance, where Beowulf’s Dragon inspired Smaug, o chiefest and greatest of calamities, Fafnir inspired C. S. Lewis to include that cursed bracelet thing that turned Eustace into a dragon in Voyage of the Dawn Treader. And I think we all know the badder of those two dragons, so I guess Tolkien — and, by extension, Beowulf — wins this round.

Where was I? Right. BEOWULFFFFF

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March 29, 2020

Armchair Classics: The Epic Of Gilgamesh

Filed under: History, Humour, Middle East — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 17 Aug 2015

CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This video no longer meets my standards of quality for historical research and presentation. I made this one in the days long past, when the question of “How do I make an entertaining and historically interesting video” was answered by “IDK, memes I guess?”. Take the video above with a grain of salt and enjoy the jokes for now. We have a replacement planned, so stay tuned.

Hailing from Mesopotamia, it’s the Epic Of Gilgamesh!

Gregory brings you yet another dose of knowledge from the comfort of his comfy chair.

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