Fairy queens & giantesses: pagan goddesses in Christian Europe
History Extra podcast06/01/22 • 40 min
Although medieval Europe was firmly Christian, pagan deities still loomed large in the popular imagination. Rhiannon Davies spoke to Ronald Hutton about four of these divine figures: the powerful and protective Mother Earth; the glamorous fairy queen; a night-roaming supernatural lady; and a Gaelic giantess.
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06/01/22 • 40 min
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