{"podcast":{"title":"Gone Medieval","slug":"gone-medieval-3244458","podcast_index_feed_id":3244458,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/11c1773b-6d50-4dbb-b543-483046bdc241","website_url":"https://www.historyhit.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6215f7024b795a6746fd3b2f/1690558293279-dde5f0ed0c769495655bfde88abddebf.jpeg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":558,"summary":"From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T10:18:28.902515+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458"},"episode":{"title":"Sword in the Stone: Origins of Arthurian Legends","slug":"sword-in-the-stone-origins-of-arthurian-legends","published_at":"2026-09-11T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458/sword-in-the-stone-origins-of-arthurian-legends","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458","url":"https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/sword-in-the-stone-origins-of-arthurian-legends","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/gone-medieval/e/6a9fdb7bf9c5c14b7e321e61/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=g1xbdK1vYlaQTlVHoroUAut1mviDXuFxRSdTxPkpP-0","summary":"Who first imagined King Arthur pulling a shining blade from solid rock? What do extraordinary Bronze Age discoveries reveal about the legend's deeper roots? Matt Lewis is joined by Amy Jeffs to uncover the surprising origins of the sword in the stone (and other Arthurian legends), tracing them from ancient Welsh poetry and Celtic folklore to medieval romance and Christian symbolism. MORE: King Arthur Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Prophecies of Merlin Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Want even more Gone Medieval? Watch Matt and Eleanor's new film Medieval Summer on History Hit. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Who first imagined King Arthur pulling a shining blade from solid rock? What do extraordinary Bronze Age discoveries reveal about the legend's deeper root…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3111,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gone-medieval-3244458/episodes/sword-in-the-stone-origins-of-arthurian-legends/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-medieval-3244458/sword-in-the-stone-origins-of-arthurian-legends.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}