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Posted on September 21, 2024 by Nathan

The Black Company, by Glen Cook – This is a story of an elite mercenary unit in a fantasy land ruled by an evil wizard and his enigmatic wife. It’s told from the point of view of the group’s historian, … Continue reading →

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And Then There’s Saint Maud

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Nathan

These are both disturbing movies Beth picked out, and there are SPOILERS for both. They both share a sort of medical theme. The Killing of a Sacred Deer – This was partially inspired by Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis, which I actually read … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Catholicism, Christianity, Families, Food, Greek Mythology, Health, Medicine, Mythology, Plays, Relationships, Religion, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged artemis, colin farrell, euripides, iphigenia, iphigenia in aulis, mental disorders, mental health, nicole kidman, sacrifice, saint maud, the killing of a sacred deer, william blake | Leave a comment

Land of Dairy Milk Bars and Honey

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Nathan

Tonight, I’m going to take a look at British Israelism, the movement popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that insisted the British were descended from refugees from Israel. This was essentially a way to be pro-Semitic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, British, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, England, Ethnicity, History, Judaism, Language, Middle East, Mythology, Religion | Tagged aeneas, beli mawr, bran the blessed, british israelism, bron, brutus of britain, cimmerians, conan the barbarian, dan, elaine of escalot, emperor constantine, enygeus, ephraim, fisher king, geoffrey of monmouth, glastonbury, heli, house of tudor, igraine, ireland, israel, jeremiah, jerusalem, jesus, john of glastonbury, joseph of arimathea, judah, king arthur, king coel, king henry vii of england, king james i of england, king leir, king uther pendragon, king zedekiah of judah, lost ten tribes, nebuchadnezzar, pellas, robert e. howard, scota, scotland, sir galahad, sir lancelot, sir percival, t.h. white, tea tephi, the once and future king, william blake | 3 Comments

Bring Me My Bow of Burning Gold

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Nathan

Despite what its title might suggest, “Jerusalem” is a very popular national song in England. The words were originally written as a poem by William Blake, and Sir Hubert Parry wrote the music in 1916, presumably as part of an … Continue reading →

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