Ben Anderson: Author of the McGunnegal Chronicles I Episode 136

About this episode

Ben Anderson discusses how he incorporates Irish, Scottish, and Norse folklore into his fantasy book series, the McGunnegal Chronicles.

Ben Anderson takes real aspects of Irish, Scottish, and Norse folklore and uses them for his series of fantasy books. The McGunnegal Chronicles started as a way to share his Irish heritage with his children, but the stories have turned into a number of books using actual culture to tell fictional stories.

People in this episode

Guest: Ben Anderson

Topics covered

• Irish folklore
• Scottish folklore
• Norse folklore
• fantasy books
• cultural heritage
• storytelling

Keywords

• Irish heritage
• fantasy literature
• folklore
• McGunnegal Chronicles
• Ben Anderson
• storytelling
• cultural stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: McGunnegal Chronicles

Places: Ireland, Scotland, Norse

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