Chapters
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Origins of the Winter Solstice
04:26 • 3min
The Origins of the Megalithic Culture
07:09 • 3min
The Origins of the Sun
09:41 • 3min
The Origins of Saturnaria
12:21 • 3min
The Evolution of Religion in the Ancient World
15:00 • 3min
The Roman Concept of Religion
17:40 • 2min
The History of the Roman Religion
20:03 • 2min
The Origins of Christmas
22:22 • 2min
The Role Reversal of the Slave Owners
24:43 • 3min
Saturnalia and the Role of Slave Role Reversal
27:52 • 2min
The Role of Sobriety in the Institution of Slavery
30:18 • 2min
The History of Yule
32:30 • 2min
The History of Yule
34:30 • 3min
The Importance of Horse Meat in the Christmas Feast
37:37 • 2min
The Norse Christmas Dinner
39:57 • 2min
The Tradition of the Boers Head
41:41 • 2min
The Horse Sacrifice and the Horse Cult of Freyr
44:11 • 2min
The Tradition of Feasting and Drinking Overly to Excess
46:29 • 2min
The Importance of a Good Year in Winter
48:32 • 3min
The Old Tradition of Christmas in Devon
51:04 • 2min
The King's Feast in Norse Literature
53:11 • 2min
The Vorangian Guard and the Christmas Ritual
55:34 • 2min
The History of Christmas
57:47 • 2min
The Role of the Virgin Mother in the Christmas Story
01:00:14 • 3min
The Transitional Period of the Roman Empire
01:02:57 • 5min
The History of Christmas
01:07:57 • 3min
The Complex Layering of Christmas Traditions
01:10:29 • 3min
The Sinister Element of Father Christmas
01:13:04 • 2min
The Sky Father and the Kingly Connotations
01:15:05 • 3min
The Disappearance of the Horse in Europe
01:17:45 • 2min
How to Celebrate Christmas in Old English
01:19:44 • 3min
The Christmas Book: The Spirit of Yule
01:22:16 • 4min