Jason Weiser tells stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous and wonderful place.
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158-Agamemnon: Fate Proceeds
We’re back on the boat to the Trojan War and Agamemnon has a problem. It's a problem he can solve, he just doesn't want to.
157-Jack the Giant Killer: Giant Problems
Jack is back and ready to do what he does best, and who is along for the ride? King Arthur's teenage son.
156-Italian Folklore: Clever Girl
The stories of Costanza/Costanzo, the youngest daughter of the king of Thebes, who sets out to find her way in the world, and Molly Whuppie, the young orphan girl who battled giants.
155-Fairy Tales: The Pearl
Two stories of terrible parenting, one from Scandinavia, and the other from Naples
154B-Viking Legends: The Army of the Dead
Hrolf Kraki, the Viking king of Denmark, sets out to avenge his father and fight way too many mythological creatures
154A-Viking Legends: Family Business
Part one of the story of Hrolf Kraki, legendary Viking king, and his twelve berserkers
153-Odysseus: The Angry One
The lives of Odysseus, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Clytemnestra, and Penelope before the event that would make them all famous: the Trojan War.
152-King Arthur: When in Rome
Things are going great for Arthur and the gang...until some guys from Rome show up and tell him the rent is due.
151B-Faust: The Bad Place
Faust takes his magical powers he got from his deal with the devil, and decides to really live it up for the time he has left. Unfortunately, that time is waning.
151A-Faust: A Man of Wealth and Taste
Doctor Faust makes an ill-conceived deal with the devil. Hijinks ensue.