Legends and Lectures

Is Halloween based on the Irish Pagan holiday of Samhain? What does Samhain mean? Why do we make jack o' lanterns at this time of the year? Is trick or treating the same as mumming? Is Dia De Los Muertos related to Halloween?
 
Enjoy our Halloween special!

Jason Kingsley CBE is a modern knight. He's also CEO at Rebellion, enthusiastic and prolific Medievalist, and author. Now, he takes his first step into the world of fantasy and historical fiction with Lord of Blackthorne, his first novel. Many thanks to Jason for joining us for a very special edition of Legends and Lectures, all about knights, chivalry, and the Medieval world.
Please support his new book Lord of Blackthorn on Kickstarter!

Did the Picts really paint themselves with woad? Was Vikingr really a job? Why don't we have more Viking helmets? What were Saxon beakers for? Who was buried in the Oseberg ship? Did Vikings really shoot arrows at funerals?
All this and more with Professor Howard Williams.

What is the historicity for King David? Was Moses a real person? What is the Septuagint? What are the Enochic texts? What happened to the Ark of the Covenant? Enjoy thirty questions answered by the wonderful Dr Dan McClellan, preeminent scholar of the Bible and religion.

What is Whitsun? Why is it called that? What does the Pentecost have to do with cheese? Did Roman festivals predate the Pentecost? The answers to all this and more.

The legendary Professor Ronald Hutton answers all your questions about Celtic myths and legends.

What were the Tailteann Games, the Irish Olympics? How were they linked to Lughnasadh or Lunasa? Were Lammas and Lunasa the same festival?