• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Terry Pratchett kinda did this in one of his discworld sub-series.

    There were teachers that would roam from town to town teaching for small amounts of money, or eggs, or carrots, or whatever. It was like tinkers only with information.

    • gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      I guess this is somewhat historical? Norway had wandering “singers” that went around and told stories, in exchange for a meal. The stories were partially educational, partially entertainment. Basically infotainment of the time.

      Edit: I think the name was “scalden” iirc.