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Songline of the Ridgeway | Walking Britain’s Oldest Road (Part 5)
Episode Five : The last leg to Avebury Henge
Welcome to 'The Song-line of the Ridgeway' a five day walkabout along Britain's Oldest Road terminating in Avebury Stone Circle for Summer Solstice.
'The Ridgeway' has been in use for thousands of years, by Mesolithic Hunter Gatherers, Neolithic farmers, Bronze Age herders, by Celts, Romans, Saxons and Danes. And by thousands of bloody ramblers each year today who all walk along it the wrong way.
So join me, Story Crow, my partner Tamsin and our dog Nero on a mythic Journey as we travel back in history, Myth and folklore into the spiritual heart of Albion; the great Sun Temple at Avebury.
We will camp out on the land, and immerse ourselves in it...
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The Magic Horse | A Sufi Wisdom Tale
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.День назад
Hear the Story of 'The Magic Horse' a Sufi Wisdom Tale from the Desert. The Winter Solstice is upon us. Yule. Christmas. This is a time of magic, transformation and rebirth. This is a time for telling tales that have travelled the Silk Road. So join us for a magic carpet ride into the psychedelic carpet ride into the heart of the Arabian Dreamtime! Hear a story that has blown across the desert ...
Is Santa Odin? The Pagan Origins of Father Christmas
Просмотров 18 тыс.14 дней назад
Is Santa Claus really Odin? In this festive episode of Deity Tracker, we explore the fascinating origins of Father Christmas and his deep roots in Norse mythology, Germanic folklore, and pagan winter traditions and folk customs. Discover how many of Santa’s iconic traits may resemble those of Odin, the All-Father of the Norse sagas and wider Germanic Folklore. We’ll delve into Snorri Sturluson’...
Prince Lindworm : a Norse Folktale of the Shadow Twin
Просмотров 15 тыс.21 день назад
The Shadow Twin | Prince Lindworm and the Alchemy of Transformation The tale of Prince Lindworm, a mysterious Norse folktale, explores themes of duality, transformation, and the shadow self. In this episode, we uncover the dark story of the serpent-born prince and the archetypal “shadow twin,” a Jungian concept representing the hidden, untamed aspects of the psyche. Discover the origins of the ...
Bran the Blessed and the Cult of the Severed Head
Просмотров 6 тыс.Месяц назад
Bran the Blessed, the mythical king of Britain, and Branwen Daughter of Llyr. Part of the Second Branch of the Mabinogion, a collection of Medieval Welsh tales based on earlier Celtic folklore. King Brân (Bendigeidfran) is a giant of Welsh Mythology (quite literally) and son of the Sea God Lir. His name means The Blessed Crow (or Raven) This story depicts a great war in the Mythic Age between t...
Elder | Folklore, Mythology and Magic of the Elder Tree (Ruis)
Просмотров 9 тыс.Месяц назад
The folklore, Mythology and symbolism of the Elder Tree. A tree rich in folklore and strongly associated with folk magic, witchcraft, and cunning folk, as well as death, rebirth and the idea of the sacred feminine - particularly the old woman or crone aspect. A complex and dual natured tree, associated with both endings and beginnings, the fey and fairy folk, the Otherworld and the Underworld. ...
Songline of the Ridgeway | Walking Britain's Oldest Road (Part 4)
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Walking the Dreaming Serpent : Episode 4. A five part journey along that ancient Neolithic highway known as 'The Ridgeway' in the south of Britain that Tamsin, Nero an myself took in the Summer of 2024, aiming to arrive at Avebury Henge for Solstice. In this episode we journey from Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow to the fairy mound at Hackpen Hill to wild camp for the night, before making the fina...
Guy Fawkes : Gunpowder, Anarchy and Magic
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.Месяц назад
Remember Remember the 5th of November Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Anarchy, Magic, Mischief and Mayhem Old ways never are forgot ..... A visit to the village of Firle, Sussex, for Bonfire Night, 2024 🙏
Stingy Jack and Pagan Origins of the Jack O' Lantern
Просмотров 8 тыс.2 месяца назад
Stingy Jack and The Pagan Origins of the Jack O'Lantern The story of Jack outwitting the Devil and the origin of the very first Jack O'Lantern. I'll tell the story of Jack, a popular figure from British and Irish Folklore, and then explore some other, older influences for the popular Halloween and Samhain tradition of pumpkin carving from Celtic Paganism as well as later folk magic, belief, sup...
A Mushroom Walkabout : Mythology, Mycology and Magic
Просмотров 5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Lets go mushroom hunting! In this fall walkabout we will identify some common wild (and domesticated) edibles, and then talk about some of the folklore pertaining to some of the plants and fungi we find. In particular we will be foraging for chickweed, cows, shaggy parasol mushrooms and common sorrel as well as several interesting varieties of fairy toadstool and little brown mushroom that are ...
Samhain Mythology | Fionn Mac Cumhaill vs Aillen the Fire Demon
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
A story for Samhain. Part of the "Boyhood Deeds of Fionn Mac Cumhail" (Finn Mac Cool) from Irish Mythology. This is a story that is set at the Celtic Festival of Samhain (Halloween) and would have been traditionally told at this liminal time of year, the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, when the spirits of the Otherworld may wander freely among us. Every year, at the Feast of Sam...
Songline of the Ridgeway : Walking Britain's Oldest Road (Part 3)
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.2 месяца назад
Part 4 : The Road of the Dead A five day journey along that ancient trackway of our ancestors in Southern England called the Ridgeway, sometimes dubbed Britain's Oldest Road. This is a walk myself, Tamsin and Nero took in June 2024, aiming to get to Avebury Stone Circle for Summer Solstice with all the other revellers, sun worshipers, witches, wizards, gypsies, pagans, druids and hippies. Along...
Alder | Mythology, Folklore and Magic of the Alder Tree (Fearn)
Просмотров 14 тыс.3 месяца назад
The Alder Tree (Fearn) : A Bridge Between Worlds On the Mythology, Symbolism and Magic of the Alder Tree and it's association in the Ogham sometimes known as the 'Celtic Tree Alphabet'. The Alder has historically been associated with the element of water, also with fire. A tree of balance, protection and communion with the Spirit World. In the Ogham Kennings the Alder is associated with the War...
What ARE Goblins? Mischievous Imps of Myth and How to Meet Them
Просмотров 31 тыс.3 месяца назад
Are you ready to meet the Goblins? But what ARE Goblins? Mischievous spirits like goblins, sprites, brownies, bogarts, kobolds and pixies have deep roots in mythology and folklore. In this episode, we explore the role of these knavish creatures, tracing the origin of the word from medieval Anglo-French, and tracing survivals of pre-Christian pagan beliefs, and traditions stemming from Anglo-Sax...
Why Crows Have Crooked Noses | Trickster Folklore
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.3 месяца назад
Crow The Trickster : Part 4 - How Crow Lost His Nose In this story, we find out why crows today have crooked noses and how the Trickster can even cheat death... Crow (often synonymous with Raven) is one of the great Trickster figures and culture heroes of Native American Myth and Folklore. Crow and Raven stories are common among many of the First Nations of the Pacific North West of North Ameri...
Songline of the Ridgeway : Walking Britain's Oldest Road (Part 2)
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.3 месяца назад
Songline of the Ridgeway : Walking Britain's Oldest Road (Part 2)
Anansi Plays Dead | Trickster Folklore from the Caribbean
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.4 месяца назад
Anansi Plays Dead | Trickster Folklore from the Caribbean
Heracles and the Olympic Games : The Myth behind the Glory
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Heracles and the Olympic Games : The Myth behind the Glory
Songline of the Ridgeway : Walking Britain’s Oldest Road - Part One
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 месяца назад
Songline of the Ridgeway : Walking Britain’s Oldest Road - Part One
Rowan: Mythology, Magic, and Folklore of the Witch Tree (Luis)
Просмотров 56 тыс.4 месяца назад
Rowan: Mythology, Magic, and Folklore of the Witch Tree (Luis)
Loki | Fire God or Mischief Maker?
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Loki | Fire God or Mischief Maker?
The Fairies of Hackpen Hill | Folklore of the Ridgeway
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The Fairies of Hackpen Hill | Folklore of the Ridgeway
Wayland the Smith | Weird, Vengeful Elf or Ancient Crippled God?
Просмотров 14 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Wayland the Smith | Weird, Vengeful Elf or Ancient Crippled God?
Stone Soup | Folklore of the Ridgeway
Просмотров 3,7 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Stone Soup | Folklore of the Ridgeway
Summer Solstice : Stone Circles, Solar Myths and Pagan Rituals
Просмотров 19 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Summer Solstice : Stone Circles, Solar Myths and Pagan Rituals
Silbury Hill | The Devil, The Goddess and Europe's Mysterious Forgotten Pyramid.
Просмотров 8 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Silbury Hill | The Devil, The Goddess and Europe's Mysterious Forgotten Pyramid.
The Pursuit of Tristan and Iseult
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.6 месяцев назад
The Pursuit of Tristan and Iseult
The Door in the Sea | A Celtic Folktale
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.7 месяцев назад
The Door in the Sea | A Celtic Folktale
Hawthorn | Folklore, Mythology and Magic of the May Tree
Просмотров 39 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Hawthorn | Folklore, Mythology and Magic of the May Tree
Beltane vs Mayday | What's the difference?
Просмотров 19 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Beltane vs Mayday | What's the difference?

Комментарии

  • @ruthsadler2864
    @ruthsadler2864 9 часов назад

    Always felt for Loki. And who couldn't feel bad for Fenrir. I don't think Oden was very wise this time

  • @LunaSea2025
    @LunaSea2025 10 часов назад

    Thank you. An excellent video. Long live the oaks.!

  • @EleanorSmith-Hopetoun
    @EleanorSmith-Hopetoun 23 часа назад

    💜

  • @julieschneider7445
    @julieschneider7445 День назад

    He lorry going by confirms you are a shaman when you discuss such✨✨✨also Crow spirit here

  • @julieschneider7445
    @julieschneider7445 День назад

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  • @serenaspencer6283
    @serenaspencer6283 День назад

    Wouldn’t the Oldest Gods be from Africa, though?

  • @bebopbopbop-v1d
    @bebopbopbop-v1d День назад

    ty

  • @Hunter-cl6bw
    @Hunter-cl6bw День назад

    Powerful. Thanks for sharing

  • @leiverikson1517
    @leiverikson1517 День назад

    Orm is not a worm, it means snake in old norse

  • @BlissfulBombshells
    @BlissfulBombshells День назад

    I too can watch older content then stand in front of a camera regurgitating the studies of others. Rather plagiaristic video here🤦🏻‍♀️💜🖤✨

  • @AshutoshSharma-z5w
    @AshutoshSharma-z5w День назад

    Tannan baum German song for christmas tree Tannan baby here means who always cry, so tannan baum is also a evergreen tree, tannan is also dan word

  • @AshutoshSharma-z5w
    @AshutoshSharma-z5w День назад

    Julna means when you are drunk mate , good video

  • @AshutoshSharma-z5w
    @AshutoshSharma-z5w День назад

    Tannan baum song Tannan bauta in Indian Jule reindeer Juley reindeer like any ride done its so pagan

  • @AksilRebis
    @AksilRebis День назад

    Yah, please? May pole phallicism ? Like duh already. My advice? Don't wait for germanic spring. Every day is a good day to celebrate a good fire.

  • @yetibetty1494
    @yetibetty1494 День назад

    I’ve heard Kali and Caledonia connected too.

  • @AksilRebis
    @AksilRebis 2 дня назад

    @StoryCrow ... but you see, unbounded trust can only be circled by unbounded fear -- and so back again. Which is why to this day we need fear's howl to sound alarm, and then after tucking in the children at night, trust is able to sleep in peace. Aho!

  • @AksilRebis
    @AksilRebis 2 дня назад

    oliver, oliver, hahaha. he be a handsome bard yn wir, mewn gwirionedd. @storycrow

  • @jerrygale1994
    @jerrygale1994 2 дня назад

    Thank you for documenting and sharing your amazing journey along the Ridgeway. Glad you both got to walk the final bit without the massive backpacks. Most of been liberating. Merry Yule, Xmas and New Year

  • @lislelisle5453
    @lislelisle5453 2 дня назад

    Betrayal is deep 🥺

  • @drowsyZot
    @drowsyZot 2 дня назад

    Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I always feel like the reductive videos saying either Santa has to be 100% Odin or he must be 0% Odin are entirely missing the point. The point is what you said about these figures being living, growing beings, who change over time. And that they usually have a variety of influences. Your use of the word constellation is perfect. Santa is big enough and old enough to be many, many things and have many, many names and faces. Also, I particularly like your metaphor about the network of tree roots and mycelium. How arrogant of (some of) us to look at one small fraction of a story, a belief, a figure like Odin or Santa, and definitively say what or who he is. Our written records are just fragments. There is so much we don't know, and so many roots we don't see. Thank you for always acknowledging and exploring the gaps. That's why you're my favorite.

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow Час назад

      Hey, here’s to mythic mycelium ! 🍄✨🎄 hope you’re having a good Yule tiding!

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow Час назад

      And all the constellations of Christmas gods

  • @silvafox8371
    @silvafox8371 2 дня назад

    So Moteth Be - Excellent video - thoroughly enjoyable - thank you

  • @tulipmonnty1875
    @tulipmonnty1875 2 дня назад

    Best series on RUclips, thanks so much

  • @Forestdrifter2233
    @Forestdrifter2233 2 дня назад

    We have ash trees in Virginia. Unfortunately they are being attacked by the ash borer insect and they are dying in out in certain areas. We still have some that are healthy that grow along with the oaks, tulip poplars, hickories, beech, sycamores, holly, and mountain laurel.

  • @nathanvangoor4979
    @nathanvangoor4979 2 дня назад

    No, Amerigo, the horse of Sinterklaas doesn't fly through the air, he walks on the roofs.

  • @nathanvangoor4979
    @nathanvangoor4979 2 дня назад

    Saint Nicholas was Greek, and lived in the 4th century... It's not difficult to get such basic historical facts right

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Myra is in Turkey 🦃 And no historical figure probably existed but hey, believe whatever historical facts you want, it’s your life 🙏 Merry Christmas!

    • @nathanvangoor4979
      @nathanvangoor4979 День назад

      @@TheStoryCrow the Turks only migrated there much later...

    • @nathanvangoor4979
      @nathanvangoor4979 День назад

      @TheStoryCrow The Turks conquering current day Turkey is actually part of the reason the veneration of Saint Nicolas spread across Europe.

  • @nathanvangoor4979
    @nathanvangoor4979 2 дня назад

    Sinterklaas is much more derived from Nickolas of Myra than just his name: For example his clothing and attributes are almost completely derived from clerical attire. Among the few exceptions are the red color of the mitre, the name of the white garment (hardly significant). Though I'm not all that familiar with English tradition, the Dutch one has hardly anything that traces back to something pagan

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Yeah, except they’re not 😂 You might want to look into other traditions of the Christmas man, from England, to Scandinavia to Russia. Dutch traditions are a small part of the whole picture 👍

    • @nathanvangoor4979
      @nathanvangoor4979 День назад

      @TheStoryCrow I know how a bishop looks and I know how Sinterklaas looks... They both wear a mitre with a cross, a cope, a purple cassock, a surplice, a stole, white gloves, a prominent ring, a curved staff and a large book. I believe he even wears cardinals shoes. It's so similar that kids think it's Sinterklaas when they see a 'regular' bishop.

  • @Amanda1234-nqc
    @Amanda1234-nqc 2 дня назад

    Have a lovely Christmas,all the best 🎄✌️☘️

  • @WhGh-f7y
    @WhGh-f7y 2 дня назад

    59:39 do you know any good books on ‘pagan’ themes or legacies within Christianity?

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow День назад

      Ronald Hutton is probably your guy there If you’re after the strictly historic

  • @shivdevkaur3547
    @shivdevkaur3547 2 дня назад

    Dear Story Crow..how is it possible to get in touch with you? I live in Devon and wondered if your available for a chat? I can tell a few stories myself!! best wishes shivdev

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Hello! Write to me on instagram, @thefolkbus

  • @Amanda1234-nqc
    @Amanda1234-nqc 2 дня назад

    Forgot to say thank-you ✌️

  • @bealtainecottage
    @bealtainecottage 2 дня назад

    I think at around 930 you meant mummers. This is an ancient Celtic tradition which continues to be carried forward in Ireland.

  • @martindavies8412
    @martindavies8412 2 дня назад

    Santander dressed in Red only started after a Coke advert in the 1900's

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Nahhh. It’s a cool story, but the Yule man was depicted in red and white before that. And green. And brown. And blue with dots. But coke did canonise the red and white image 🍄

  • @amberwood2414
    @amberwood2414 2 дня назад

    My direct ansesstors thank u. BTW you very charming

  • @ShannonJohnson-y7j
    @ShannonJohnson-y7j 2 дня назад

    You are just a treat, no really I love you lol😏

  • @julieschneider7445
    @julieschneider7445 3 дня назад

    Six aster flower shirts in six years in Silence ✨✨✨

  • @julieschneider7445
    @julieschneider7445 3 дня назад

    In the gloaming ✨✨✨

  • @caroleharris3450
    @caroleharris3450 3 дня назад

    Thank you so much for sharing ,thank you for your story telling 🎇🔥❄🌝🌚

  • @greenjack1959l
    @greenjack1959l 3 дня назад

    Was Hael! Solstice greetings and good fortune for the season ahead.🤞

  • @dianetheone4059
    @dianetheone4059 3 дня назад

    I-like-the-image-of-the-old-fruit-being-the-better-fruit.-Then-again,-I'm-old.

  • @dianetheone4059
    @dianetheone4059 3 дня назад

    🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

  • @alisongilbert1546
    @alisongilbert1546 3 дня назад

    What a beautiful end to a beautiful walk! It's many years since I parked up on the ridgeway in my living vehicle, it saddens me that this privelidge was taken from us by heathens!! I also rode from Streatly to Marlborough on horse back over 2 days which was also an amazing journey. Nice one Olly! ☺

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Ahhh, I’d love to do that route on horseback. Sounds an amazing journey

  • @paulmitchell3877
    @paulmitchell3877 3 дня назад

    I’m descended from a long line of peasants, and I very much appreciate your video of the journey, along with the explanations along the way. Thanks from the USA

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 3 дня назад

      I suppose we’re all descended from peasants at one point or another! 👩‍🌾

  • @angusgreeneyeslefay9485
    @angusgreeneyeslefay9485 3 дня назад

    Thank you s0o so mutch brother and sister for the awesome footage .I enjoy very mutch all your videos ,got inspired.Blessed Yule

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Same to you mate 🍻🍄✨🎄

  • @jamieloom22
    @jamieloom22 3 дня назад

    Solstice blessings. Thanks for this wonderful series following your pilgrimage to Avebury along the Ridgeway.

  • @Zoewhiteart7676
    @Zoewhiteart7676 3 дня назад

    I hate how they have to cut down the really old trees, they do it here up in the north east as well, so sad to see.

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      I know. I was scratching my head to figure out the reason. I know my trees. These were not diseased or unsafe.

  • @knottheropeman9186
    @knottheropeman9186 3 дня назад

    This is beautiful, got me excited again for summer solstice!

  • @Michelle-e4z
    @Michelle-e4z 3 дня назад

    Very enjoyable Love a splash of history.. Happy winter solstice 🪵🔥🪵

  • @tracyvale9011
    @tracyvale9011 3 дня назад

    How lovely nice way to spend time ❤❤

  • @bigblackabyss
    @bigblackabyss 3 дня назад

    This is amazing. You are such a talented story teller and have such rich laughter. Glad there are more believers besides myself ;) I must know, what were their eye color?

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 3 дня назад

      Thank you 🙏 Erm. Can’t really remember 😂 black I think

    • @bigblackabyss
      @bigblackabyss 3 дня назад

      @ I see.

  • @GlücksnussBox
    @GlücksnussBox 3 дня назад

    Hello Mr. Crow and Tamzin…and Nero😊 Thank You for inviting us on this wonderful tour! While I was watching this last part my son was sitting next to me, playing „Tears of the kingdom“….and we had some surprising sound synchronicities 😂 Love Your storytelling! Frohe Weihnachten 🎄!

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Haha! Excellent. I’m glad some people have noticed 😂😂😂

    • @TheStoryCrow
      @TheStoryCrow 2 дня назад

      Tbh I’m surprised I have t been copyright strikes by Nintendo, it was probably foolish of me to steal their sound. Don’t tell anyone 😂

    • @GlücksnussBox
      @GlücksnussBox 2 часа назад

      🤫😁🎄