Best Survive The Jive Podcasts (2024)

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Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans: Yamnaya/Sredny Stog 58:10

15d ago58:10

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A new paper called The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans (2024) reveals that the Proto-Indo-European languages originated in the Yamnaya and Sredny Stog cultures of Ukraine and South Russia. The split of PIE languages from Anatolian languages is revealed to have taken place on the steppe. Sredny Stog DNA is found in Hittite samples proving the r…

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The Origin and Spread of Germanic Folk: NEW DNA evidence 1:08:59

2M ago1:08:59

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In this Jive Talk I shall discuss the findings presented in the preprint of the new paper from McColl and colleagues entitled ‘Steppe Ancestry in western Eurasia and the spread of the Germanic Languages’. What does it tell us about where Germanic has its roots, how it spread in the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Migration era? How Germanic were the Lomba…

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Why is Odin the god of magic and runes? 47:50

2M ago47:50

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Returning to the topic of the highest god, Odin. First I address why the Romans weren't entirely wrong when they compared him to Mercury/Hermes. Then I present my theory about how Odin learned the nine sacred songs called Galdra and why this is related to his role as the god of the runes. The dankest god, Odin, and esoteric theories go together lik…

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Fake Black History at Stonehenge and on the Mary Rose 55:38

4M ago55:38

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Brixton's Brilliant Black British History exhibition at Black Cultural Archives, south London, is rewriting our history to suit their agenda. Visitors are informed that “the very first Britons were Black” and that “Britain was black for 7,000 years before” white people arrived. The exhibit was based on a book which claims Stonehemge was built by bl…

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The Origin and Purpose of Blue Eyes 14:32

4M ago14:32

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Why do some people have blue eyes? What is the evolutionary advantage of having blue eyes? Where did blue eyes evolve? Blue eyes have piqued curiosity for centuries, standing out as a mesmerising and rare trait among humans. Discover the underlying science behind blue eyes as we explore various theories and genetic factors that contribute to their …

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Odin and Tyr in bracteate evidence with Scott Shell 1:44:58

5M ago1:44:58

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Scott Shell received his Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is an expert on Germanic linguistics, runology and mythology. Tonight he will discuss the iconography and runic inscriptions found on Germanic bracteates of the Migration era. If you want to see the artefacts we are talking about then watch the …

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Film Review: River's Edge (1986) 55:46

7M ago55:46

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I discussed the classic generation X teen move "River's Edge" with Frodi on the Decameron film review festival for the Guide to Kulchur podcast. This is a bit different from my normal history discussions but I think the sociological issues raised by the film are interesting to consider. You can hear more of the GTK podcast at https://www.spreaker.c…

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Pagan sacrifices under your house? 24:35

8M ago24:35

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The custom of burying an animal under the foundations of a house is not only very widespread, found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Finland and beyond, but is also very old, dating back to the Indo-Europeans of the Bronze Age Europe. It even spread as far away as America and India! In this video I trace the customs origins and dispersal and expla…

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Debunking the BBC's Horrible Black History 15:29

8M ago15:29

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The BBC produced a song for the Horrible Histories children's program called 'Been Here From the Start' which makes several spurious, misleading and outright false claims about black people living in ancient Britain. From Cheddar man to Septimius Severus and the Moors, I debunk the lies contained in the BBC video and present the truth.…

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How to set up a Heathen Altar in your Home 34:27

9M ago34:27

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A guide on setting up a heathen altar to the Norse/Germanic gods in your home. How to arrange an altar for the gods, different kinds of domestic altars according to the recommendations of three of the most important heathen organisations in the English speaking world (The Odinist Fellowship, The Norroena society, Ealdríce Théod), where to put your …

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The Earliest Civilisation? Vinca Culture with Ben Elliott 55:54

10M ago55:54

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The Vinca culture of Serbia is one of the first human civilisations. Possibly the first to smelt copper, one of the earliest uses of a symbolic proto-script and a hyper industrious producer of advanced ceramics including the earliest anthropomorphic life size clay busts. Yet few know of the wonders of this ancient culture. In this episode, I spoke …

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The history of the UNDEAD: from Draugr to Zombie movies 1:02:14

12M ago1:02:14

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The living dead are a source of anxiety and fear in the sagas of Icelanders where they are called draugar, and the walking dead remain a popular monster in modern fiction in the form of zombies and vampires. In this JIVE TALK, Big Dave Martel aka the BOG LORD joins Tom Rowsell to discuss the enduring motif of the "after walker" in medieval and mode…

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Ask Me Anything LIVE Feb 2023 54:07

1+ y ago54:07

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Ask me anything! It has been a whole year since the last AMA so there are plenty of questions to get through. This channel depends on your support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejive All Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveBy Survive the Jive

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What Is Shamanism? with Chris Luttichau 1:08:00

1+ y ago1:08:00

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Chris Luttichau is a shaman who runs the Northern Drums Shamanic Training School from Cornwall and leads wilderness trips in northern Finland. Chris is Danish by birth but he trained with indigenous elders in North America, and now trains others in shamanic techniques. I visited him to learn more about shamanism, the fastest growing “religion” in t…

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The Northman - Esoteric Analysis 1:02:17

1+ y ago1:02:17

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Robert Eggers' The Northman is the best Viking film ever made but some of the pagan themes within are too esoteric for everyone to understand. In this review, I explain the origin of the pagan rituals and symbols throughout the film and what they mean. This podcast is also available as a proper video on YouTube. Featuring Music by Torulf, Hildigald…

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Runes & Magic with Dr Scott Shell 1:09:26

1+ y ago1:09:26

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Scott Shell received his Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from the University of California at Berkeley. The emphasis of his study has been on historical linguistics, runology and mythology. He runs a YouTube channel called @Scott T. Shell (Continental Germanic Heathenry) which focuses on the pagan religion of the Old Saxons. Tonight he will discuss s…

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The Rise and Fall of Archaeology with Stone Age Herbalist 1:25:33

1+ y ago1:25:33

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Stone age Herbalist is a dissident archaeologist, twitter personality and substack blogger. In this Jive Talk he describes the ancient origins of archaeology as a discipline, how it rose to a more rigorous practice in the modern era and then degenerated into modern woke archaeology. We discuss gay cavemen, transgender vikings, the migrations and in…

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NEW Anglo-Saxon DNA proves the INVASION OCCURRED! 46:58

1+ y ago46:58

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'The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool' by Joscha Gretzinger and colleagues (2022) has answered some of the much debated and controversial questions concerning the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England which began in the 5th century AD. The study finds that as much as 75% of the ancestry of skeletons from England in t…

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Indo-Anatolian? Reaction to Harvard's Southern Arc paper 54:53

1+ y ago54:53

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A new genetics paper 'The genetic history of the Southern Arc: A bridge between West Asia and Europe' by Lazaridis et al boldly endorses a controversial theory for the origin of the Indo-European languages - that they were first spoken south of the Caucasus and were brought to the Yamnaya and related peoples who then spread them, rather being autoc…

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Pagan Tradition in a Globalized Future 41:24

2y ago41:24

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Tom Rowsell delivered this keynote speech at the PAGAN FUTURES conference in London on 25th June 2022. The talk addresses the conflict between an emerging religion of materialistic scientism seeking salvation through transhumanism (and other technophilic ideologies) and the practitioners of Traditional public forms of Indo-European paganism. This c…

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Paganism vs Transhumanism w/Borja Vilallonga 1:07:46

2y ago1:07:46

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Borja the Modern Platonist joins me in advance of the Pagan Futures conference in London on 25th June to discuss the same issues we shall address at the event; The question of transhumanism, salvation through technology, faith in 'progress' rather than cyclical time and how these ideas conflict with traditional pagan beliefs. To what extent are mod…

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The Meaning of Asgard's Walls 41:52

2y ago41:52

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Interpreting myth: Verses 25/26 in Vǫluspá refer to the same myth found in chapter 42 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning which tells the story of how a Jotunn in disguise deceived the gods to enter a deal in which he would build the walls of Asgard in exchange for the sun, moon and the hand in marriage of Freyja. This is one of the most misunderst…

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Ancient Greece Revisited with Michael Michailidis 1:04:42

2y ago1:04:42

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How do the religious and philosophical beliefs of Ancient Greeks have enduring relevance for us in the modern world of technology and globalisation? What lessons; spiritual or practical, can be discerned from the ancient texts that survive to this day? From the epics of Homer, the cults of Dionysus and Eleusis, the inspired wisdom of Plato or the p…

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Acharya on Vedic wisdom in the modern world 1:02:39

2y ago1:02:39

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Five years ago I spoke to Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya of the Dharma Nation YouTube channel, and now I meet him again on JIVE TALK. Acharya is one of the most renowned teachers of the ancient tradition known as Dharma (popularly called "Hinduism"). Acharya, the author of the Dharma Manifesto, teaches authentic Vedic philosophy in a manner that is …

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Starkad and the Sigma male Indo-European lone wolf archetype 36:56

2y ago36:56

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The Viking hero Starkad / Starkaðr was a warrior-poet with extra arms who was blessed by the god Odin. This aristocratic transgressive lone wolf character is actually a prehistoric Indo-European archetype equivalent to Hercules in Greece, Suibhne in Ireland and Krishna’s cousin Siśupāla of Chedi from the Hindu religion of India. In this video I exp…

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Ask me anything! JIVE TALK 57:18

2y ago57:18

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In this month's Jive Talk I answered patron questions about ancient DNA, the beliefs of pagans, cognates to the Nordic god Loki and more. I do at least one Jive Talk a month but not all of them are AMA sessions. You can also ask me questions in a direct voice chat on Telegram if you become a patron on Patreon or SubscribeStar.…

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The Anglo-Saxons and English Identity 34:56

2+ y ago34:56

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I delivered a speech to the Traditional Britain Group for their Christmas social on the topic of how the Anglo-Saxons have informed English and by extension British and American identity over the centuries.By Survive the Jive

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Shamanism: The Prehistoric Siberian Religion 1:26:38

2+ y ago1:26:38

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In this episode of the Jive Book Review we will look at The Shaman: Patterns of Siberian and Ojibway Healing by John A. Grim. He describes the common features of the figure known as "the shaman" by anthropologists which is found mainly in cultures of Siberian origin: with his focus being mainly on the Yakut of Siberia and the Ojibwe Indians aka Chi…

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Ancient Indo-European Cannabis Rituals 36:27

2+ y ago36:27

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Cannabis sativa has been cultivated by humans for thousands of years both as a narcotic and also for making hemp fabrics. Brand new genetic and archaeological evidence places the original domestication event in China, but indicates that the plant was mainly spread by Indo-European peoples such as the Yamnaya and the Scythians. Cannabis was used in …

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Bohemian Corded Ware Rhapsody 1:03:39

2+ y ago1:03:39

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A new paper reveals a series of population replacements in Neolithic and Bronze Age Bohemia which are likely indicative of wider population replacements across Europe. Some of the samples from the paper are special and there is a lot to consider. It seems scientists are gradually more willing to admit that population replacements occurred a lot in …

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Zucked: STJ banned from Facebook 58:52

3y ago58:52

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I have been banned from Facebook without warning, reason or recourse. Please tell facebook what you think of their decision to ban me. In this video I also discuss a recent paper using craniometry to measure the impact of the Anglo-Saxon invasion. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252477 I also answer live questions…

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DNA news: Ancient Greek, Italian and Gothic origins revealed! 57:33

3y ago57:33

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I discuss some of the recent findings in archaeogenetics and archaeology, mainly the two DNA papers regarding Indo-European invasions of Greece and Italy. The source of Indo-European languages in each turns out to be the Catacomb culture and the Bell Beaker culture respectively. I also debunk the claim that Goths were not originally from Sweden usi…

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The Afterlife and the secret Odin Brotherhood with Dr. Mark Mirabello 1:04:45

3y ago1:04:45

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Mark Mirabello, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Shawnee State University in Ohio and a former visiting professor of history at Nizhny Novgorod University in Russia. He has appeared on Ancient Aliens and America’s Book of Secrets on the History Channel as well as in the documentary The Kingdom of Survival. He is the author of The Traveler's Guid…

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Pagan English folk music with Dan Capp of Wolcensmen 55:28

3y ago55:28

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Dan Capp's Wolcensmen creates heathen hymns from the mists of England. He was originally known as a member of the Anglo-Saxon themed metal band Winterfylleth but his acoustic side project Wolcensmen is now the focus of his work. Dan’s music evokes the persistent paganism in the folk ways of the peasants of England, and breathes life into a natural …

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Anglo-Saxon Paganism 2: Elves, orcs, ents and goblins 50:45

3y ago50:45

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What exactly are elves in the Anglo-Saxon pagan belief system? Did Anglo-Saxon pagans believe in an afterlife and Hell? I will answer all these questions in this video which is the second part of a 2 part series - I will also show you what their pagan temple at Yeavering looked like, and explain how the elves, orcs, dwarves, land wights and ents of…

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Anglo-Saxon Paganism 1: The Gods 1:41:59

3y ago1:41:59

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What were the pre-Christian religious traditions of England like? This two part series serves as an introduction to Anglo-Saxon paganism. In this podcast we will look at the evidence we have for the pagan gods of the Anglo-Saxons and will compare them to what we know about the Norse equivalents that Vikings worshipped. At times it is also necessary…

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The Final Pagan Generation - a book about Rome's last pagans 33:01

3+ y ago33:01

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The Final Pagan Generation recounts the story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. Edward J. Watts traces their experiences of living through the fourth century’s dramatic religious and political changes, when heated confrontations saw the Christian establishment legislate again…

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Rome's economic links with Asia with Dr Raoul Mclaughlin 1:03:23

3+ y ago1:03:23

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Dr Raoul McLaughlin is an expert in Roman economics with a PhD in Roman Economy and Trade beyond Imperial Frontiers. Dr McLaughlin is a founder member of the Classical Association in Northern Ireland, a council member of the Classical Association of Ireland and Associate Editor of their academic journal: ‘Classics Ireland’. He has published three b…

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The Pagan roots of Christmas - Yule and Saturnalia 1:25:14

3+ y ago1:25:14

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This is a guest episode from the History Bro YouTube channel. I appeared as a guest on his podcast where we discussed the pagan midwinter festivals of Europe which all influenced our modern Xmas in different ways. The most important are the Roman festival of Saturnalia and the Germanic festival of Yule which became known as Jol or Jul in Scandinavi…

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Rune Master Ian Read of Fire + Ice - Interview 1:00:36

3+ y ago1:00:36

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Germanic pagan Ian Read is best known for his neofolk project 'Fire + Ice' which “takes the purity and philosophy of early music and melds it into a message redolent with powerful seeds of honour, truth, loyalty and the bond of true friendship.” Ian is also Drihten (lord) and Rune-Master in the Rune-Gild, an initiatory school devoted to the esoteri…

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The Indo-European Sky Father God 29:46

3+ y ago29:46

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The Proto-Indo-Europeans of the Pontic Caspian Steppe and other parts of Eastern Europe in the neolithic worshipped a paternal deity who they called Dyḗus ph₂tḗr “sky father”. With comparative linguistics and comparative mythology we can learn a lot about this ancient god from whom Greek Zeus, Roman Jupiter, Irish Dagda, Vedic Dyáuṣ Pitṛ́ and Norse…

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Were vikings diverse? Expert counters fake news 1:29:05

3+ y ago1:29:05

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Sturla Ellingvåg is an economist and historian from Norway currently collaborating with the roots of the Vikings at the Lundbeck Foundation Centre for Geogenetics at the University of Copenhagen. He also runs his own YouTube channel called Viking Stories. Sturla recently collaborated on a genetic paper titled Population genomics of the Viking world…

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Odin, King Arthur and the Wild Hunt 16:16

4y ago16:16

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The legend of The Wild Hunt is found across Europe in different forms; Originally led by Odin (Woden), in Britain it was said to be led by King Arthur or Herne the Hunter, but always it remained fearsome, and nowhere more than Dartmoor has the dread of the black hell hounds of the ghostly nocturnal hunt been greater feared. In Dartmoor the Wild Hun…

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Who built the Megalithic structures of Neolithic Britain and Ireland? 27:37

4y ago27:37

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New discoveries in archaeology and ancient DNA have provided fascinating insights into the mysterious people who built Newgrange and Stonehenge. 2020 has seen the discovery of the world's largest prehistoric monument, a massive Mega-henge right next to Stonehenge at Durrington. At the same time, scientists have looked at the DNA of dozens of skelet…

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When is a beggar a god in disguise? 24:25

4y ago24:25

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In traditions around the world we see the same mythic trope of a god disguised as a beggar so that he can test mortals. Very often this is based on a moral that one should uphold the ancient tradition of honouring the guest in one's home. The myths usually show the god, who can be Zeus, Shiva, or Odin, punishing the mortals who fail to show them pr…

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Jive Book Review: Odin's Wife (Frigg and Jord) 26:04

4y ago26:04

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Is Odin's wife Frigg the same as his lover Jord the Earth goddess? William P. Reaves thinks they are the same figure and that her cult survived in to recent times among German peasants who called her Frau Holda. I will briefly review his book on the subject here. This channel depends on your support: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/survivethejive Pat…

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Jive Book Review - The Mythology of the British Isles by Geoffrey Ashe 56:38

4y ago56:38

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The British Isles draw their rich mythological heritage from Brythonic, Gaelic, Anglo-Saxon and Norse sources yet all have been filtered through the much more recent and severely distorting lens of medieval Christian chroniclers. People like Geoffrey of Monmouth invented their own additions to many historical and legendary stories which persist to …

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Where did blonde hair come from? 47:45

4y ago47:45

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Where did blonde hair come from? How did it evolve and what purpose does it serve for human beings? Why is it more common in Scandinavia? Is Scandinavia the birth place of blonde hair? Did Indo-Europeans bring blonde hair to Europe or was it already there? What is the relationship between lactose tolerance, the ability to drink milk, and blondism? …