87. Feminist Icon, Sir Gawain (You’re not afraid of the Hairy Things?)

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Good morrow! Today Janey is going to tell us the story of that time the cutest member of King Arthur's court got married to a hideous beast! And Max is going to drop a new cryptid that'll really make your head spin! Enjoy!

Janey’s Sources - The Marriage of Sir Gawain

The Virago Book of Witches, edited by Shahrukh Husain   The Marriage of Sir Gawain wikipedia  "Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain: Differing Views on Courtly Love" Owlcation Article

Max’s Sources - Rokuro-Kubi

"Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" by Lafcadio Hearn  "The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore" by Michael Dylan Foster 

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