5. The Hag, the hut and the cobra chicken

Join us in starting to unravel the compendium that is Folklore. Using the Eastern Slavic Tale of the Baba Yaga, we are looking to answer why Folklore and the oral traditions of this society played such an important role in how witches were seen during the Medieval ages in Russia. Sources for todays episode are https://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/baba-yaga/ https://whatisfolklore.org/ https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/product/9781909115590-item.html?s_campaign=goo-Shopping_Smart_Books&gclid=CjwKCAjw5c6LBhBdEiwAP9ejG9jG2pahRYy0PVTuKeTSYESYK0AM7ybrglvwqRvwbK2jbzjgL3zXrRoCJQAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Lyovshin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNUeY0OK5-g https://www.britannica.com/topic/Baba-Yaga https://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/baba-yaga/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga#:~:text=9%20External%20links-,Etymology,%2C%20or%20%22fortune%20teller%22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4VCxMeWQM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga