5 Medieval Christmas Traditions

12/11/23 • 40 min

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In this episode of Gone Medieval, our co-hosts Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis get together to revive some of the Christmas traditions that were commonplace in the Middle Ages - from the literal origins of the Yule log to having a procession to celebrate finding a duck in a drain!

So grab a festive drink and a mince pie because Matt and Eleanor are ready to get serious about the silly season.

This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.

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So grab a festive drink and a mince pie because Matt and Eleanor are ready to get serious about the silly season.

This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.

You can take part in our listener survey here.

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