Episode notes
Alicia explores the Scottish folktale, “Aspittle and the Stoorworm,” and how an artist might interpret the title character, the sea dragon, and the battle in the beast in a retelling. Topics discussed include ashes, fire, and dreams; etiological tales; the Leviathan passage in Job; and the paradox of the weak overcoming the strong.
Resources
- See “Aspittle and the Stoorworm” in Norah and William Montgomerie’s The Folktales of Scotland
- “At the Burial of the Dead” service from the Book of Common Prayer: https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/burial-dead
- Liver as the seat of the em ...
Keywords
leviathandragonscotland