Medieval Death Trip

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On Medieval Death Trip, we feature a selected medieval text (often historical, occasionally literary) that touches on the odd, the gruesome, the unexpected, and similarly curious incidents, images, or ideas. In addition to presenting the text itself, each episode features commentary and musings upon that text.

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MDT Episode 02: Concerning Another Cure for Extreme Swelling, a Sinful Clerk, & Some Lightning Bolts 14.11.2014 26:34

On this episode, we look at an example of the kind of odd incidents you might find preserved in a medieval chronicle -- in this case, the Lanercost Chronicle. We have three short episodes from the account of the year 1288, and then one spectacular lightning strike from 1291.

MDT Episode 01: Concerning Poisoning By Toad 01.11.2014 28:35

Our first full episode examines a tale of pirates, prisons, and poisonous toads, and the gruesome aftermath of combining those three elements together. This episode's text is from The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich by Thomas of Monmouth.

MDT Episode 0: Prologue 01.11.2014 16:20

Medieval Death Trip launches with this Prologue episode, in which the premise and basic principles of this podcast are sketched out.