The Bard’s Tales

Maggie the Bard
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Stories, myths, legends, and folklore from around the world - told from memory, unscripted and unedited, in the spirit of oral traditions.

  1. 02/21/2025

    The Snow Queen - Part 2

    The conclusion of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, the story that inspired Disney’s Frozen.

    22 min

  2. 02/07/2025

    The Snow Queen - Part 1

    The inspiration for Disney’s Frozen, The Snow Queen is a Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844.

    39 min

  3. 12/24/2024

    Star Mother’s Youngest Child

    A different sort of episode, where I read to you Star Mother’s Youngest Child by Louise Moeri, like my mother read to me every Christmas Eve.

    25 min

  4. 10/04/2024

    Loki’s Wager

    This story comes from the Skáldskaparmál, part of the Prose Edda written by Snorri Sturlson during the early 13th century.

    18 min

  5. 09/20/2024

    Manawyddan - Mabinogion Branch Three

    The Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh sourced from Welsh manuscripts dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, with the first full collection in English compiled and translated by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1838-1845.

    41 min

  6. 09/13/2024

    Mid-Autumn Festival Tales

    The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Chinese occasion celebrating the Moon. These are some of the legends associated with the holiday, featuring characters such as Chang’e, the Jade Rabbit, and Wu Gang. Similar celebrations take place across East Asia and Southeast Asia, including “Tsukimi” in Japan. Send me a story suggestion! E-mail: thebardstalespodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @maggie.thebard

    15 min

  7. 09/06/2024

    Hades’ Abduction of Persephone - Homeric Hymn to Demeter

    The Homeric Hymn to Demeter is one of 33 poems written in the epic style between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE. It covers the myth of Hades’ abduction of Persephone, and acts as the origin story for the seasons and the Eleusinian Mysteries.

    32 min

  8. 08/30/2024

    Bran and Branwen - Mabinogion Branch Two

    The Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh tales sourced from Welsh manuscripts dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, with the first full collection in English compiled and translated by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1838-1845.

    28 min
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Stories, myths, legends, and folklore from around the world - told from memory, unscripted and unedited, in the spirit of oral traditions.

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  • Creator
    Maggie the Bard
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Maggie the Bard
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