House of Legends: World Myths & Legends

About House of Legends: World Myths & Legends

World myths and legends with Scottish storyteller and USA Today bestselling author Daniel Allison. Discover breathtaking stories from around the world, all told in Daniel's intimate and lyrical style. Also featuring guest spots from the world's best oral storytellers.

Publisher

Daniel Allison

Category

arts · arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2019

Latest episode

6 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

104 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Episode 102: Connla's Voyage with Sorcha Hegarty of Candlelit Tales

   This episodes features a story told Sorcha Hegarty. Sorcha co-hosts the Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast with her brother Aron. She and Aron co-authored Celtic Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook and regularly give live performances across Ireland and further afield. Sorcha also teaches on my retreat and year course so it was high time to have her tell a story on House of Legends. Learn more about Candlelit Tales and the rest of her work at her website.&nbsp...

2. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Episode 101: The Legend of Enyo & Stana with Nana Tomova

   Nana Tomova returns to House of Legends with a beautiful story taken from her new book, Bulgarian Folk Tales. Nana is the host of the Story Apothecary Podcast. She's from Bulgaria and now based in the Scottish Highlands. You can learn more about Nana's work here. Myth Singers, my year-long Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship, is currently open for applications. Learn more here. Click here to find out more about The Song of Oak & Ash, my retreat in the Scottish Highlands. If the...

3. 

   1 Nov 2025

   Episode 100: Anniversary Special with Sorcha & Aron Hegarty, Danica Boyce & Sam Gillespie

   House of Legends is 100 episodes old! I decided to celebrate by having a hangout with my co-facilitators from the Oak & Ash retreat. We talk about the event and what we learnt from it about story, song and ceremony. My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here. Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here. Thanks for ...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

96 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

68 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

91

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