{"podcast":{"title":"Medieval Death Trip","slug":"medieval-death-trip-994766","podcast_index_feed_id":994766,"rss_url":"https://www.medievaldeathtrip.com/?feed=podcast","website_url":"https://www.medievaldeathtrip.com","image_url":"https://www.medievaldeathtrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MDTCoverArt2026-1024x1024.jpg","author":"Patrick Lane","episode_count":128,"summary":"On Medieval Death Trip, we feature a selected medieval text (often historical, occasionally literary) that touches on the odd, the gruesome, the unexpected, and similarly curious incidents, images, or ideas. In addition to presenting the text itself, each episode features commentary and musings upon that text.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T18:19:24.007351+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medieval-death-trip-994766"},"episode":{"title":"MDT Ep. 101: Concerning Danish Devastations, a Devilish Pope, a Deceitful Duke, and English Decline","slug":"mdt-ep-101-concerning-danish-devastations-a-devilish-pope-a-deceitful-duke-and-english-decline","published_at":"2023-07-15T22:46:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medieval-death-trip-994766/mdt-ep-101-concerning-danish-devastations-a-devilish-pope-a-deceitful-duke-and-english-decline","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medieval-death-trip-994766","url":"https://www.medievaldeathtrip.com/mdt-ep-101-concerning-danish-devastations-a-devilish-pope-a-deceitful-duke-and-english-decline/","audio_url":"https://www.medievaldeathtrip.com/podlove/file/216/s/feed/c/podcast/mdt-episode-101.mp3","summary":"It's back to basics in Ep. 101 as we return to the Chronicle of Melrose to hear about the years surrounding the turnover of the English kingdom from Anglo-Saxon monarchs to Danish ones, including the mystery of the death of King Edmund Ironside and whether or not he was assassinated by a fellow English noble. Today's Texts: The Chronicle of Melrose. Edited and translated by Joseph Stevenson, The Church Historians of England, vol. 4, part 1, Seeley’s, 1856, pp. 79-242. Google Books. John of Worcester [erroneously identified as Florence of Worcester]. The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester. Edited and translated by Joseph Stevenson, The Church Historians of England, vol. 2, part 1, Seeley’s, 1857, pp. 167-372. Google Books. Gaimar. Gaimar [Metrical Chronicle]. Edited and translated by Joseph Stevenson, The Church Historians of England, vol. 2, part 2, Seeleys, 1854, pp. 729-810. Google Books.","meta_description":"It's back to basics in Ep. 101 as we return to the Chronicle of Melrose to hear about the years surrounding the turnover of the English kingdom from Anglo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2993,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/medieval-death-trip-994766/episodes/mdt-ep-101-concerning-danish-devastations-a-devilish-pope-a-deceitful-duke-and-english-decline/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medieval-death-trip-994766/mdt-ep-101-concerning-danish-devastations-a-devilish-pope-a-deceitful-duke-and-english-decline.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}