Fantasy literature and history scholar Marilyn R. Pukkila joins Elysia to discuss Canon stories set during the Old Republic that might be more true than factual.

After they establish what the different words for stories – legends, myths, fairytales, fables, etc. – actually mean, they recap one Star Wars flood myth (00:27:40) and two stories about the legendary Sith Lord Darth Caldoth (01:01:44), getting into the physiology of key Star Wars species, from the Twi'lek to the Shistavanen (which you'll want to be familiar with before watching Skeleton Crew), and key Sith rituals. Plus, Nightsisters!

Stories covered in this episode: (from Star Wars Myths & Fables) "Vengeful Waves" & "Gaze of Stone," and (from Star Wars: Dark Legends) "The Gilded Cage"

Recorded August 5 & September 5, 2024

The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast past and future episode list

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Upcoming episodes:

–Canon Folklore of the Old Republic, pt. 2 + TOR mailbag 1

• Stories included from Star Wars: Dark Legends: "The Gilded Cage," "A Life Immortal," "Blood Moon," & "The Sleep of Ages" (Target edition)

–Visions S1-e7 & S2-e9 – Shadows of the Sith in the High Republic (LEGENDS) + THR mailbag 1

–Young Jedi Adventures season 2A

–The Darth Plagueis novel (LEGENDS)

–Era IV overview

–The High Republic multimedia project, phase 2: Quest of the Jedi (c. 382 BBY)

–Prequel character origin stories

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Music: “The Force Theme” by Joanna Haltman

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Produced by Elysia Brenner

Published by The Lorehounds