The singing bone – with Lucy Holland & Charlotte Bond

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07/13/23 • 40 min

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For this week’s episode, Lucy and Charlotte thought they’d take the opportunity to talk about something they have a passion for: folklore. In particular, the ballad of the Singing Bone, which is Aarne Thompson index number 780. To give it its full name, the Aarne Thompson Uther (shortened to ATU) index was created to try [...]

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