Guy of Warwick: Don't Be That Guy
9/10/20251 hr 4 min
🛡️This Guy?🛡️
This guy is Guy of Warwick, and he's your guy. But only if you need someone to be the best guy in the world at fighting and killing. It's just too bad Guy hates being that guy.
😈 The Creature: Freybug and the Barguest
Two black dogs who might give you wounds that will never heal, or maybe just stand there awkwardly until you leave.
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First 90 secondsJason Weiser· Host0:00
Quick disclaimer, and I know there have been a lot of these, but there are multiple bloody duels this week and a brief mention of suicidal ideation. I try not to get too graphic, and it's probably okay for kids and young teens, but some people still appreciate these notices. Anyway, please see the post on mythpodcast.com for more details. This week on Myths and Legends, it's the story of Guy of Warwick, a medieval English folk hero. We'll see why the best break for all those bloody death matches you're doing is to take a walk and to treat yourself to some bloody death matches. And how if that noble woman you love wants you to become a vicious killer to earn her affection, your princess might be in another castle. The creature this week is a dog, a big, mean one, who definitely isn't a cow minding its own business at night. This is Myths and Legends, episode four-seventeen, Don't Be That Guy. This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen. We're telling the story of Guy of Warwick, and it's a long one this time. So I'll give a real quick backstory. Guy is from Warwickshire in England, and his was an extremely popular story in the Middle Ages. Set in the tenth century but circulated between the twelve hundreds and fifteen hundreds,