The Green Children of Woolpit

The tale of the green children of Woolpit is an imaginative story from the 12th century that has survived through history to our days. Listen to this episode for the full tale and how it has affected our culture. (This episode is available in Swedish as well, under the title “De Gröna Barnen från Woolpit”.)

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2288439/14229789

Links:

https://www.woolpit.org/

https://www.historicalblindness.com/blogandpodcast//the-lost-youth-of-st-martins-land-or-woolpits-green-children

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_children_of_Woolpit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Newburgh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen,_King_of_England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Camden

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Martinmas/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/favism-fava-beans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet