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In a Certain Kingdom: The Story of Nikita the Tanner

Season 2, Episode 6

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Soundcloud | Ancient Faith

In our second dragon-themed tale, Kiev the great city’s perfect existence is darkened by a terrible dragon. It promises not to destroy the city, but only if the people offer it a beautiful maiden once a month. Finally, it’s the princess’s turn. Her only hope of avoiding a terrible death is a humble tanner living in obscurity outside the city. But he wants to have nothing to do with dragons…

In the analysis section, Deacon Nicholas offers some thoughts about how evil can emerge in reality, and how the good stories explain the emergence of evil not only in metaphorical terms, but in actual ones. Turns out that not only are fairy tales comforting, but they may be indispensable if we want to avoid the emergence of evil in our own lives.

Original music by Natalie Wilson.

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Nicholas
Published on:
June 17, 2021

Categories: Fairytales and myths, Podcasts, Russian Fairy Tales

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