About this episode
The episode explores a moral tale about Death from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and discusses related historical themes.
A greedy and corrupt Pardoner tells an inn full of pilgrims a very moral tale about the different forms Death might take as he stalks the land… Based on The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales , this story is followed by a chat about Canterbury pilgrimages, the medieval legend of the Wandering Jew, and the impact of the Black Death on folklore around Death as a figure. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/JulietteHarrisson Buy Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for Winter : https://books2read.com/u/bPrZkz Buy Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome : https://books2read.com/u/b6XGkM Buy Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece : https://books2read.com/u/mK5oaL Buy Creepy Classics merch: https://www.julietteharrisson.co.uk/store Creepy Classics music written and composed by Ed Harrisson © This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com
Topics covered
- Death
- medieval legend
- Canterbury Tales
- folklore
- Black Death
Keywords
- Pardoner
- pilgrimage
- Wandering Jew
- medieval history
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for Winter, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece, Creepy Classics merch
Books & works: The Pardoner’s Prologue, Tale from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for Winter, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece, Creepy Classics
Places: Canterbury
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