Knock Before Entering: The Slavic Legend of the Bannik (Episode #69)

Stories abound of individuals who dared to mock or defy the Bannik, only to suffer dire consequences upon entering his domain. -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: [e-mail] Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- WATCH PALS Website: www.watchpals.show -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES

• Kotar, Nicholas. “Monsters from Slavic Mythology, Part 1 - Nicholas Kotar.” Nicholas Kotar, 13 Sept. 2019, https://nicholaskotar.com/2019/09/13/slavic-monsters-and-mythical-creatures-1/
• Alexinsky, G. Slavonic Mythology in New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology. Prometheus Press, 1973, p. 287-88
• Dixon-Kennedy, Mike (1997). European Myth & Legend: An A-Z of People and Places. London: Blandford. ISBN 9780713726763
• Ivanits, Linda J. (1989). Russian Folk Belief. Armonk, New York: ME Sharpe, Inc. ISBN 9780873324229

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: Bannik (Bannik). Illustration by Paweł Zych for the book "Bestiariusz Słowiański" (http://bestiary.us/books/bestiariusz-slowianski-czyli-rzecz-o-skrzatach-wodnikach-i-rusalkach) ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌​‌‌‌‌ ​​​‌​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌‌‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌​​‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​​‌‌​ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌​‌​ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌ -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:01:15 - The Legend of the Bannik 00:27:00 - Common Theories 00:31:29 - Our Theories 00:36:30 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #folklore, #slavicfolklore, #slavicmythology, #mythology, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #bannik