Paul Robichaud

Paul Robichaud, Professor of English and author probing folklore and prehistoric monuments. He traces medieval tales, Renaissance antiquarianism, Romantic reinventions, and recurring folklore motifs around Stonehenge, Newgrange and lesser-known sites. Conversations wander from druids and petrified dancers to folk-horror and why storytelling endures despite archaeology.

Dr. Paul Robichaud, a professor of English and scholar of megalithic monuments, discusses how standing stones and earthworks have been reimagined across time. He traces medieval myths, Romantic fascination, folkloric motifs like petrified dancers and giants, and regional differences across Britain, Ireland and Brittany. The conversation highlights why these enigmatic sites keep inspiring stories.

Dr. Paul Robichaud, Professor of English and author of Stories of the Stones, studies folklore and cultural tales about megalithic monuments. He discusses medieval and Renaissance myths, Romantic-era fascination with the sublime, recurring folk motifs like petrified dancers and giants, and how modern imagination keeps these ancient sites alive.