{"podcast":{"title":"The History of Ireland","slug":"the-history-of-ireland-1142644","podcast_index_feed_id":1142644,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/98c55f19-27e5-576d-891f-2e66f7dc0976","website_url":"http://bit.ly/thehistoryofireland-survey","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/610bbe1f748075eafd971e0e/show-cover.png","author":"Kevin Dolan","episode_count":134,"summary":"The story of how Ireland became Ireland: its revolution, its gods, and the myths in between. Learn more at www.thehistoryofireland.com or support the show through Patreon for bonus content and ad free listening! www.patreon.com/thehistoryofireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:23:29.842949+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-ireland-1142644"},"episode":{"title":"S3 EP7 — Were the Fomorians a Metaphor for Vikings?","slug":"s3-ep7-were-the-fomorians-a-metaphor-for-vikings","published_at":"2025-02-06T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-ireland-1142644/s3-ep7-were-the-fomorians-a-metaphor-for-vikings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-ireland-1142644","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-history-of-ireland/episodes/s3-ep7-were-the-fomorians-a-metaphor-for-vikings","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-history-of-ireland/e/67a170b5a78c5e0767a0b3ae/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode we finally get to the big clash between the Fomorians and the Tuatha Dé. It's a brutal and beautiful piece of literature. It also may have been inspired by Viking invasions... Imagery for the episode, used with permission, is Lugh Attacks the Fomor by the iconic Jim FitzPatrick. You can view more of Jim's stunning work and purchase prints at jimfitzpatrick.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode we finally get to the big clash between the Fomorians and the Tuatha Dé. It's a brutal and beautiful piece of literature. It also may have…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1190,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-ireland-1142644/episodes/s3-ep7-were-the-fomorians-a-metaphor-for-vikings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-ireland-1142644/s3-ep7-were-the-fomorians-a-metaphor-for-vikings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}