Saga Thing this week discusses The Tale of Thorstein Bull’s-Leg.
"Thing" here is the assembly of free men who talk and decide stuff, so is a pun.
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History extra this week discusses the Scythians, the barbarians often discussed in Greek literature. And may have been the source of the Amazon legend. link
a lot of what we know about them came from Herodatus and were considered untrue... until they started digging up some of their graves in recent years.
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speaking of Herodatus, there are several versions of the audiobook on you tube, but this is the best one.
A great book to listen to late and night to put you to sleep.
FINEST KIND CLINIC AND FISHMARKET.... Discussing medicine, culture, and the joys of cooking Pansit.
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