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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 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.