You talk about Marsden Grotto, and according to some cryptozoologists, there was a kind of viking cult there that sacrificed people to a dragon called Shoney. Some people on reddit tracked the story down to an author called Mike Hallowell, but there the thread goes cold. So I'm not sure if he invented it or if there's some folkloric basis to this.

Really enjoyed this. Stayed overnight in Sunderland in 2019 when touring England with a friend. Have you yet done or could you do an episode on Jarrow? That's where my grandparents are from, but they never talked about it much. He always called her his Geordie, and we don't know why.

lovely presentation Icy much enjoyed

Great discussion

I grew up in Walkern, Hertfordshire where Jane Wenham the last woman in England to be convicted and sentenced as a witch lived. it amazed me that people were willing to accept the trumped charges. We haven't progressed much at all when the Qanon mob can be easily convinced that Hilary Clinton was head of of a paedophile cult that ate children in the basement of a pizza restaurant.

Excellent! What a wonderful speaker. I like the observation that witch hunts are still taking place in various ways. and I think it's true that single people can often feel, or actually be, marginalised. Also, well done for becoming Doctor Sedgwick!

Interesting channel , you could give Ai a try to animate some parts of the tales are create a visual reference might help with immersion IMO , its easy to use just text prompts , RunwayAi is a good platform

Commenting for the algorithm! Love this cogent analysis & cozy format :)

I enjoyed this very much 😌 thank you for sharing !

Ozarka Mountain it's usually is said to mean the spirit of a love one coming to visit after death/checking up on you.

Try Methane.

Just found you 🎉 fellow Geordie and keen interest 😸

I would LOVE to go to York, and it's on my Wish List for places to visit!! Thank you for this episode. It's been both very enjoyable and educational. As always, it's wonderful to listen to you!

Fascinating! Went on a ghost walk in York in the 80s. Saw a Printer’s Devil as well. So cool. I’d love to go back.

Thanks Icy, that was fascinating!

I adore this pod cast! ❤

All of the Ash trees around me are infected. I am gutted

Rowan is an Ash

Wonderful narration, glad I found you!

The geographical situation of Sheffield makes it seem strange to me. Thanks for looking more deeply into this place!

Just started listening. Thanks for covering Sheffield. I went to uni there back in the early 90s. It certainly has changed since my time there. Sadly, I didn't run across the pubs you mentioned nor hear any of the folklore you found. Crookesmore, where I lived, was a Victorian rowhouse neighborhood with taciturn Yorkshiremen living in the street. I am very glad to hear what you uncovered about the city.

I visited Sheffield in the early 90s on the way to a Red Rope walking trip in the Lake District. Not much folklore, but there's a very wonderful Victorian cemetery on Cemetery Road. Years later, I went to a concert and my mate had his car stolen, so we spent the night freezing our bits off in the local nick.

Just started listening Great channel Great voice thanks very much for your work

Great episode Icy. Last time I went to Sheffield, saw Eddie Iszzard walking down the street dressed up in black dress and make-up ( as he does) . That was scary?

Looks like I need to take some rue to work 😂😂😂

11:07 Right back to my childhood with my little sister! We used to go in as far as possible, which was usually as far as our bravery went. Not far! Once there was a noise, suddenly loads of birds flew out 😂 - don't think either of us have run so fast since! And dad loves to reminisce about how hilarious it was to see us pelting around to our towels 😂 Happy days 😊 Thanks for this!

2:00 Same here! 🤣 V for Vendetta 😁

14:56 That's the tale we heard at school! I remember it, even if it was junior school...when you read that, it came to mind. We went on a trip to see her tomb up Bamburgh. It's still in beautiful condition now too, bless her. Thanks Icy...nice to hear some stories from our neck of the woods 😊

what happened at [31:44]?

Great info

Ummmm.....Hutton is not a very reputable scholars from where I stand. He engages in far too much cherry-picking, misrepresentation of evidence, and flat out lies and obfuscation for me to trust! If you haven't read Ben Whitmore's book, "Trials of the Moon" then I strongly suggest that you do for an exploration of what I mean. In "The Witch" Hutton makes some astonishing conclusion for which there is no evidence, but yet he insists they are factual: 1.) he declares that Carlo Ginzburg now disavows his arguments re: the benandanti (not true!); 2.) he insists that the custom of leaving offerings to the fey was invented by the Church so that wondering friars could have food to eat as they were wondering about (this does not/ cannot account for offerings left inside the home, left at liminal sites, or were only "spiritual consumed," in addition to the Christian prohibition of leaving out offerings to the fey); and 3.) while he insists there could not have been a pagan witch-cut, he now insists that there was a literal, and historic satanic witch-cult! It is time that we STOP looking to Hutton as though he were the definitive source on history and paganism! PS--the sympathetic connection between witches and their animal-doubles is extremely widespread and occurs even within indigenous shamanism! If you harm a shamans animal-double, you also harm the shaman himself or herself. I was surprised that Emma Wilby overlooked that. PPS--Margaret Murray, who was very much the victim of misery and misrepresentation speculated that witches shapeshifter into particular animals so as to be closer to their god. Now, whether or not you agree with Murray (and I am writing a book about her), it is a curious matter that the most common form assumed by witches was the cat and the hare, each of whom was identified with Diana/ Artems, respectively, and who was believed to lead the Wild Hunt as the goddess of witches. Even Aradia contains these curious tea tails which, if it were authored by Leland, would be unlikely since it's relatively little-known folklore.

Brinkburn Priory definitely has an “atmosphere,” though whether that’s from its location, its condition or something else, I don’t know.

I love Rue! It has a very distinctive, unusual scent and flavor. Beautiful video, thank you.

You inspired me to go pick some from the garden. It certainly improves my mood when I drink it in an iced tea. I believe its used in carmelite water as well.

He shows up as god of the womb in other proto indo European stories

This was so interesting. So.. the ultimate question is... What do they look like?

So interesting! Thanks, Icy!

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According to the Anishinaabe (one of these videos: kzbin.infoZq2njllXgSI?si=Nf1NzDtXWGfbBdBl), you’re only supposed to use the flowers for taking it internally and this is supposed to reduce the interactions with other medications and side effects if that’s a concern. This particularly teacher does talk about the medical research as well though that’s a bit beyond me.

It’s so easy to grow in a pot on my balcony and I do use it in iced teas in the summer. It tastes lovely and does seem to help me relax.

I love the idea of a comparative study of fairy folklore. Almost all cultures have folklore about interacting with other-worldly beings. According to Daniel Everett, even the Pirahã, the famously atheist Amazon people, interact with fairy-like beings on a regular basis.

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If you had this much trouble researching this topic and not finding much literature; your research here is actually really important in bringing together and comparing and compiling the disparate information that is available. I also see some connections to Cernunnos (storycrown YT channel has a great folklore video connecting Cernunnos and the foliate green man of Grain & the green knight) and Professor Ronald Hutton (Gresham college - on KZbin) may well be very interested or have some input. There's a lot of disparate and seeming lacking actual research into Cernunnos, wilderness and fertility foliate gods, pan and the green knight and Jack in the Green, and I for one would love to know so much more, as im sure more can be parsed even from the information and research already done. Great podcast episode, thank you!

a tea made with a good handful of the fresh herb is helpful for mild depression and tastes like ricola cough sweets

The fact that it's related to mint explains why it is taking over one of our raised garden beds, I neglect it all year and it's still lush and taller than my 4 year old haha. I love the smell and make sun tea with it whenever I can (using Lipton bags too but don't judge me haha)

Thankyou for this on sin eating. I remember reading a book a few years ago that it had originated with the Druids and was practiced later on by witches, herbalist, etc. The story I read had a living person going for help from one to take away her sin and punishment but in return she had to give the sin eater something important to her. Interesting stuff for sure

So grateful for this series!

Just popped over after seeing you on The Paranormal Monkey Podcast. Definitely a new sub here! love your work. Congratulations on passing your PHD. Can't wait to dive into your content and books

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I actually use lemon balm on my hives when I am housing swarms and when I am creating tea to mix in with sugar syrup for my bees. It's also good for fussy babies. Lemon balm is also great internally/salves for skin conditions.