The story that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet, the tale of Amleth, the prince of Denmark. A ton of death, some cryptic non-riddles, and copious amounts of poop smearing serve as the starting point for one of the greatest works in the English language.
The creature this week is a sad little bird from Hebrew folklore who just can't catch a break.
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Music:
"Drone Pine" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Boston Landing" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Jumbel" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Plum" by Podington Bear
"Uncertain Ground" by Podington Bear
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157-Jack the Giant Killer: Giant Problems
156-Italian Folklore: Clever Girl
155-Fairy Tales: The Pearl
154B-Viking Legends: The Army of the Dead
154A-Viking Legends: Family Business
153-Odysseus: The Angry One
152-King Arthur: When in Rome
151B-Faust: The Bad Place
151A-Faust: A Man of Wealth and Taste
150B-European Epics: Where the Shadows Lie
150A-European Epics: King Me
149-Japanese Fairy Tales: Son of a Peach
148B-Monkey King: Leaps and Bounds
148A-Monkey King: Good Little Monkey
147B-Antigone: Authority
147A-Oedipus: Team Spear It
146-Scandinavian Folklore: Twinning
145-Achilles: The Age of Heroes
144-Viking Legends: The Old Gods and the New
143-Japanese Folktales: Crabby
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