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Apr 8, 2024 21 min

MAP90: The Black Hour: Solar Eclipse and the Medieval Mind

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Have you ever seen an eclipse? I’ve seen numerous lunar eclipses and I’ve seen a few partial solar eclipse, but never a total solar eclipse. On 08 April 2024, Mexico, the United States and Canada will experience a total solar eclipse. It’s the first one in 7 years and the last one for 20 years. The next total solar eclipse in North America will be in 2044. Europe won’t be in the path of the 2024 eclipse but, if you live in Europe you won’t have to wait long for a total eclipse. There’s one on the way soon. In modern times we know what is happening. How did medieval people feel about an eclipse. Was it seen as a bad omen or a curse? Or did they understand the science behind it? In this episode we'll look at the myths, omens and science of eclipses and the medieval era . (00:00) - Medieval Archives 90 (00:12) - Welcome Back (00:20) - Medieval Solar Eclipses (01:14) - Questions, Comments or Topic Ideas? (01:27) - Get a new Podcast App! https://podcasting2.org/ (02:26) - 2024 Eclipse (03:15) - 2026 Eclipse (03:34) - 2027 Eclipse (05:05) - Medieval Myths and Solar Eclipses (05:16) - Giant Frog eating the sun (05:20) - Rahu the Demon (05:40) - Chinese Myths (05:56) - Norse Myth (06:19) - Omens & Death (06:20) - Mohammad’s Eclipse 632 (06:38) - Louis of Bavaria 840 (07:12) - Reconquista 939 (07:52) - Dub, King of the Scots and Two Eclipses (08:48) - King Henry’s eclipse 1133 (10:16) - Medieval Earthquakes https://medievalarchives.com/75 (11:38) - The Anarchy https://medievalarchives.com/4 (11:46) - Eclipse of 1185 and Prince Igor (12:15) - The Black Hour 1433 (12:47) - Astronomy and the Medieval Mind (13:07) - Can Stonehenge predict eclipses? (13:20) - Stonehenge Eclipse 1999 (13:29) - Stonehenge Eclipse 2090 (13:35) - Medieval Chroniclers record eclipses (13:46) - 733 Eclipse and the Venerable Bede (14:00) - Leo the Deacon discovers the solar corona (15:11) - Geoffrey Malaterra, Sicily 1084 (15:36) - Saladin, Syria 1176 (15:49) - Eclipse 1185 and a new discovery (16:10) - Laurentian Codex and the Solar Prominences (17:22) - Roger of Wendover & Solar Eclipse 1230 (17:55) - Regiomontanus & the Alfonsine tables (18:27) - Medieval thought vs 2024 thought (19:26) - Go outside and see the eclipse! (19:42) - Share your photos; tag Medieval Archives on social media (19:54) - independently owned and operated (20:05) - Keep history alive! Support the show. (20:37) - Share the show with your friends (20:46) - Thanks for continued support Creators & Guests The Archivist - Host <-----------> Follow Medieval Archives on Twitter/X.com | Mastodon | Blue Sky 📜Sign Up for our newsletter 💰Become a Producer; DONATE to the show via PayPal, or use Venmo You can also donate with Stripe Boost the show with a Podcasting 2.0 certified app: Castamatic | Podverse | Curiocaster | Fountain | Breez | Sphinx ★ Support this podcast ★ RSS Podcast Feed Intro music provided by Tim Rayburn. It is available at Magnatune.com Thank You to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports the show. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to each episode. Share it with your friends! Copyright © 2024 · Dragon Moon Media All Rights Reserved. No Infringement is Intended. Medieval Tales Podcast is a Medieval Archives & Dragon Moon Media production.

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MAP90: The Black Hour: Solar Eclipse and the Medieval Mind

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  1. 0:00 Medieval Archives 90
  2. 0:12 Welcome Back
  3. 0:20 Medieval Solar Eclipses
  4. 1:14 Questions, Comments or Topic Ideas?
  5. 1:27 Get a new Podcast App! https://podcasting2.org/
  6. 2:26 2024 Eclipse
  7. 3:15 2026 Eclipse
  8. 3:34 2027 Eclipse
  9. 5:05 Medieval Myths and Solar Eclipses
  10. 5:16 Giant Frog eating the sun
  11. 5:20 Rahu the Demon
  12. 5:40 Chinese Myths
  13. 5:56 Norse Myth
  14. 6:19 Omens & Death
  15. 6:20 Mohammad’s Eclipse 632
  16. 6:38 Louis of Bavaria 840
  17. 7:12 Reconquista 939
  18. 7:52 Dub, King of the Scots and Two Eclipses
  19. 8:48 King Henry’s eclipse 1133
  20. 10:16 Medieval Earthquakes https://medievalarchives.com/75
  21. 11:38 The Anarchy https://medievalarchives.com/4
  22. 11:46 Eclipse of 1185 and Prince Igor
  23. 12:15 The Black Hour 1433
  24. 12:47 Astronomy and the Medieval Mind
  25. 13:07 Can Stonehenge predict eclipses?
  26. 13:20 Stonehenge Eclipse 1999
  27. 13:29 Stonehenge Eclipse 2090
  28. 13:35 Medieval Chroniclers record eclipses
  29. 13:46 733 Eclipse and the Venerable Bede
  30. 14:00 Leo the Deacon discovers the solar corona
  31. 15:11 Geoffrey Malaterra, Sicily 1084
  32. 15:36 Saladin, Syria 1176
  33. 15:49 Eclipse 1185 and a new discovery
  34. 16:10 Laurentian Codex and the Solar Prominences
  35. 17:22 Roger of Wendover & Solar Eclipse 1230
  36. 17:55 Regiomontanus & the Alfonsine tables
  37. 18:27 Medieval thought vs 2024 thought
  38. 19:26 Go outside and see the eclipse!
  39. 19:42 Share your photos; tag Medieval Archives on social media
  40. 19:54 independently owned and operated
  41. 20:05 Keep history alive! Support the show.
  42. 20:37 Share the show with your friends
  43. 20:46 Thanks for continued support

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