Whither the Boughs? The Origin of Limbus Company's MacGuffin

Mysterious, tree-like branches with the power to actualize the feelings, wishes, and psyches of people. The primary objective of the LCB is to gather them up. In this episode, I nearly get over my skis in examining the literary origins of the Golden Boughs of Limbus Company, particularly looking at the book of the same name by Sir James George Frazer, and the Aeneid, by Vergil. Plus of course the traditional (I've done it twice, now it's a tradition) interlude dub! Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt Introduction: 0:00 The Aeneid: 05:39 The Golden Bough: 10:47 Dubbin': 18:29 Outroductiory Remarks: 22:00 References: WOOD, G. (1982). Frazer’s magic wand of anthropology : interpreting “The Golden Bough.” European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie / Europäisches Archiv Für Soziologie, 23(1), 92–122. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23999226 Weber, C. (1995). THE ALLEGORY OF THE GOLDEN BOUGH. Vergilius (1959-), 41, 3–34. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41587127 https://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/frazer/ https://limbuscompany.wiki.gg/wiki/Ri... https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Aeneid... https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literatur... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interte...