Surviving the Medieval Apocalypse | After Dark
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Eleanor Janega explains everything you need to know about the Medieval Apocalypse. For Medieval Europe, the Apocalypse wasn’t just a metaphor - it was very real and very imminent. We are talking about the four horsemen, locusts the size of horses, the beast of the abyss, the Whore of Babylon, and, obviously, the anti-christ.
We’re going to go through the medieval apocalypse blow-by-blow to see how this obsession with the end led to bizarre real-world cults like the Flagellants, who abandoned all norms for group sex in the woods.
Our guest today is Dr Eleanor Janega, co-host of Gone Medieval with Matt Lewis.
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