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#28 Gog, Magog, and the Bones of Giants

June 12, 2019 boneandsickle antiquity, Bible, Britain, decapitation, England, EPISODE, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, giants, history, Incubi, legends, mythology, Nephilim, Watchers

This time we look at the myths of British giants Gog and Magog, and a belief in biblical giants seemingly[…]

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Episode Six: Lost Heads

June 18, 2018 boneandsickle Bone & Sickle, Celts, decapitation, EPISODE, folklore, Germanic, history, horror, King Arthur, literature, magic, martyrdom, movies, mythology, pagan, paganism, saints, The Wicker Man, witchcraft

As June 24, the feast of St. John the Baptist approaches, the folklore of decapitation suggested itself as an appropriate[…]

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