There’s one thing that seems common to humankind across time and space: we love a good origin story. This week, Danièle speaks with Amy Jeffs about some of the medieval origin myths and legends surrounding the British Isles and its peoples, and how she’s retold them for a modern audience.
There’s one thing that seems common to humankind across time and space: we love a good origin story. This week, Danièle speaks with Amy Jeffs about some of the medieval origin myths and legends surrounding the British Isles and its peoples, and how she’s retold them for a modern audience.
Amy Jeffs is an art historian specialising in the Middle Ages. Her book Storyland: a New Mythology of Britain is published by Quercus. You can learn more about Amy through her website, her Instagram, or follow her on Twitter @amy_historia
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