The Most Badass Dragon Slayers in History
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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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What shocking historical facts are revealed in the introduction?
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But before we go any further, I think you know what's coming. I have to tell you. This is an adult podcast spoken by adults to other adults about adult things and adults who are covering range or subjects you should be an adult to. Oh, my God. Thank God we've got through that. Do you feel safer? I feel safer. Right. Let's crack on. Oh, hello, Betwixters. We are in 15th century Japan, and we've been invited out on a little boat trip. How quaint. Except it's not, because every year a young woman is offered up to a dragon who lives beneath the waves. Oh, did I not mention the dragon and the human sacrifice bit? Yeah, all right, maybe it's not quite so quaint. Today's sacrifice, though, doesn't seem particularly interested in dying.
In fact, she's much more interested in slaying and kicking ass. Her name is Tokoyo and you may be shocked to learn that she is in good company with other women dragon slayers in history. Well, who are they and what are their stories? Let's get this dragon slayed and find out more.
Thank you.
Hello and welcome back to Betwixt the Sheets, the history of sex, scandal and society with me, Kate Lister. Hands up, who amongst us has pictured themselves having a starring role in Game of Thrones? That can't just be me. It can't, surely. In fact, if any of the producers of House of the Dragon are still recruiting for, let's say, I don't know, Daenerys' northern cousin, then look no further, I am willing. But what stories from history have women taming and even slaying the dragon? Today, I'm joined by the historian and author Jasmine Elmer, who's written an entire book about them. Swords are the ready, everyone. Let's do this. Well, hello and welcome back to Betwixt the Sheets. It's only Jasmine Elmer.
How are you doing, babe? I was wondering, are you going to put like a sound effect on top? Like the people are cheering. Is that going to go on?
Or do I do it myself? We can do. We can do. Hang on. We'll do some post-editing magic now. Cue applause.
If that doesn't happen, that is going to be so bad. Don't leave me hanging. Don't do a solitary clap, like one person just clapping gently. That would just do me in. That's an editor can be very, very mean there.
And we will be having words.
Well, it's fabulous to have you back. How have you been? Great, thank you. I love coming on here.
What are the origins of dragons in mythology?
I could probably hang out here all day, probably like nearly all of your listeners. It's just such a fun place.
Well, it's fun because you're about to talk about dragons, because your latest book, you've just suddenly... Dragons, except I say you've suddenly gone dragons, but your PhD was in dragons.
Well, do you know what? Spoiler alert, I did half a PhD. I didn't finish it, so...
Oh, okay.
So I'm not a doctor, Jasmine Elmer. Can I just be a D, Jasmine Elmer? You can be a D. Yeah, you're me. The big D. I did half of a PhD and then stopped to write these books. So I don't know. I feel like I should just be given a doctorate anyway because I just changed tact and wrote books for normal people, not academics.
I think that I'm quite happy to call you doctor on those grounds. That's fine.
If you could bestow it upon me with a certificate from the University of Cape Lister.
I have a post-it note, absolutely.
Wonderful, yeah. Doing gold writing and then it'll be real and I can show it to people.
Yeah.
there we go you just need the confidence to pull it off so that's all you need so yes i don't have a phd however i have multiple multiple multiple hours of academic study on dragons so we wouldn't call a phd but yes i do and now you have a book on dragons let's give it its full title hang on slay ancient legends of female slayers and the hidden mythology of dragons yep do you like it
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What shocking historical facts are revealed in the introduction?
0:00–3:34
2
What are the origins of dragons in mythology?
3:34–5:07
3
Who are the notable women dragon slayers in history?
5:07–8:23
4
How do female dragon slayers differ from their male counterparts?
8:23–23:25
5
What is the significance of dragons in different cultures?
23:25–39:19
6
What are the psychological implications of dragon myths?
39:19–50:16