Ravin’ Girls Ep.3: Sleepless In Henrietta
Episode Summary:
Does anyone ever sleep in this town? In this episode, we cover three chapters that happen deep in the middle of the Henrietta night. We discover what Shannon finds spooky but Nievita loves, what the original draft versions of Gansey and Blue were like, how the Fae and corpse roads are intertwined, whether spelunking is really more dangerous than motorcycle racing, and Nievita’s headcanon for Gansey’s journal (it involves unicorns.)
Deep Dive: the history of Ley Lines and the folklore of Fairy Paths
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11/16/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 4, covering chaps. 12-14 of TRB
12/7/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 5, covering chap. 15 of TRB
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Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:
Gansey was once the Mallory character: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/129499160881/maggie-my-love-will-you-show-us-more-of-your
Gansey legitimately an old man: http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/blog/terrible-writing-the-prologue-of-the-dream-thieves/
Sacred Geometry: Deciphering the Code by Stephen Skinner: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240325.Sacred_Geometry
Ley line general info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_line
A skeptical look at leylines: http://www.skeptical-science.com/critical-thinking/magical-ley-lines-debunked/
A neat little article about someone following in Watkins’ literal footsteps: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/10076220/Hay-Festival-2013-The-truth-behind-Alfred-Watkinss-ley-lines.html
The book by John Michell that brought the idea of ley lines as mystical to prominence: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/743545.The_View_Over_Atlantis
Fortean Times article tying ley lines to fairy paths and corpse roads: https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/mapas_ocultotierra/esp_mapa_ocultotierra_13.htm
Wikipedia article on fairy paths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_path
A scholarly study of the folklore of Fairy Paths (pdf download): http://icrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Fairy-Paths_Devereux-Tech.Rpt_.pdf
YA novel, The Radiant Road, deals with fairie paths: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25431173-the-radiant-road
Elves still respected in Iceland: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/mar/25/iceland-construction-respect-elves-or-else
Local fairie mounds blamed for road collapse in Ireland: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/08/ancient-fairy-curse-causing-dips-road-claims-irish-mp/
King Arthur and ravens (there are actually so many links about this it was hard to pick the most concise one): https://trickygirl.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/the-ravens-of-the-tower/
Illegal to own native corvids (crows/ravens): http://wild-about-wildlife.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-can-i-get-pet-crow-or-raven.html?m=1
“I Love Cats” video: https://youtu.be/mTTwcCVajAc
The Raven Boys Recaptain by Maggie: http://recaptains.co.uk/2013/09/the-raven-boys-by-maggie-stiefvater/
Blue was originally an empath: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/140401956176/hi-youve-posted-a-lot-of-snippets-from-your
**MAGGIEWATCH** Maggie’s tour appearances: https://www.maggiestiefvater.com/appearances/
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Acknowledgements:
The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin’ Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis.
Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/
The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.