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The Great Tales hosts prepare for the Church’s harrowing of Hades by examining another famous descensus ad infernos, the story of Orpheus and the underworld. They’ll also briefly talk about how the C…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Kebra Negast: The Glory of Kings (Part 2)
Richard and Fr. Andrew continue their discussion of he Kebra Negast, which tells the story of how the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Ethiopia and hidden there, waiting for the revelation of the I…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Kebra Negast: The Glory of Kings (Part 1)
The Kebra Negast is set within the frame narrative about the debate of the true glory of kings held at the First Council of Nicaea, it tells the story of how the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Et…
Published on 6 months ago
The Epic of Keret - with Fr. Stephen De Young
King Keret, son of the great god El, has been widowed and lost all his children, and he fears the extinction of his house. Fr. Stephen De Young joins the podcast to discuss this ancient Ugaritic epic…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Beowulf: An Enochic Apocalypse
The great Old English poem ‘Beowulf’ is one of the most intriguing and gripping stories from the early English Christian world. What few people know, however, is that this story about giants has root…
Published on 7 months ago
The Quest is Achieved (Grail Part 2)
The Great Tales continues the discussion of the Holy Grail in the story of Perceval. What does it actually mean to achieve the quest of the Holy Grail? And who may achieve it?
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Who Serves the Grail? (Grail Part 1)
Arthur, King of the Britons, is the matter of the greatest of all Christian legends in the English language, and at the height of those legends is the Holy Grail. What exactly is this holy object? Di…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Wondrous Queen and the Chestnut Roan - with Dcn. Nicholas Kotar
Fantasy novelist and Russian language translator Dcn. Nicholas Kotar introduces two Russian fairy tales: “Marya Morevna, the Wondrous Queen” and “The Chestnut Roan.”
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
All Giants from Ymir Come (Prose Edda introduction)
The Eddas are the two great sources for Norse mythology. In this episode, Fr. Andrew and Richard introduce the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson, the 13th-century Icelandic historian, poet and politicia…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
In the Realms of Gold (Iliad Introduction Part 2)
Fr. Andrew and Richard conclude their first look at the Iliad, one of the foundational stories of Western civilization, discussing not only the basics for understanding the poem but also why it’s bee…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago