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The Enchanted Forest
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Re-reading Iron Flame in preparation for Onyx Storm and I came across an interview where Yarros says aninspiration for FW was how angry the rewriting of history made her. Looking through it now, the erasure of folklore & stories are tied to the erasure of culture and memories.🧵
and throughout the series, Violet refers to her copy of "The Fables of Barren" which outline what could be creation myths and folklore about venin. Her father specifically gifts her the book to remind her that if they lose their folklore, they will lose their link to the past.
All this to say, whether you are reading manifestos or romantasy books: stories, folklore, and fairy tales are valuable. They keep our values, memories, histories and cultures alive.
Here is Rebecca Yarros' interview: youtube.com/watch?feature=sh…
Happy Perchta Tag! If you haven't done your yuletide cleaning or spinning then expect to be gutted and have your bowels filled with stones (all the better to throw you down a well)! Today marks the end of the Yuletide monsters visits so 2025 can start in full blast! IrenHorrors
To learn about more Folklore Figures, check out our latest blog post! Featured yuletide guests include:
😈Krampus
🧙♀️Perchta
🌳Kallikantzaroi
🐈⬛Gryla, Yule Lads and the Yule Cat
🐐Yule Goat
🏘️Nisse
⛷️Barbegazi
❄️Jack Frost
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However, its not all bad news with the Christmas Witch. If you've been good then you can expect gold coins, spool and golden spoons! She is also associated with leading unbaptized children away into the afterlife.
#MythologyMonday
Harvey Gumayan Heinrich
The Winter Solstice is fast approaching and with it comes the fall of the Holly King to the Oak King! Marking the longest night of the year, the battle between the two brothers ends the winter reign and starts the steady trek towards summer.
🎨Christopher Bell
#LegendaryWednesday
You might be asking yourself, why would they choose the night when the other was at his strongest to battle? Surely the Oak King would be defeated at Yule when he was at his weakest and the Holly King during Midsummer. Well find out more here: talesfromtheenchantedforest.…
HarperCollins Everlasting Tales: Coming in 2025 is the Pakistani tale of the Salt Princess by Anoosha Syed!
HarperCollins Everlasting Tales: The story of Chang'e the Moon Goddess by Katrina Moore, Cornelia Li and Jaime Chu!
Happy Halloween! We'll be celebrating by watching some good old Scooby-Doo Specials (the scariest we can go is probably Zombie Island).
Be sure to check out the latest episode on The Pirate Ghost of Gombi Island! Nowhere does haunted folklore better than the Bayou!
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Happy Halloween, blessed Samhain, I wish you the most delightful celebration today! 🎃
Currently reading "When the Moon Hatched" by Sarah A. Parker so excited to give myself a little refresher on Dragon lore!
and the news is out! This week we're heading back over to world mythology for the majestic and fearsome Dragon for our Halloween special!
Come flying in with these fire-breathing reptiles for our last episode of the year!
#halloween #dragons
Happy Caturday! If your cats are the cuddling sort or not, we hope you get a few kisses in regardless.
🖼️Nika Goltz
Sharing my current finished read and many more as I am obsessed with these short story collections that have interwoven characters. Goodnight Tokyo was almost a too-perfect rainy day read. #BookoftheDay
Happy Friday the 13th! Check out some of our horror/ spooky themed folktales, fairytales, and legends!
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It's official! We've published a total of 100 #poems, #stories, #essays & #art! 🎉
We celebrated this milestone with poems by Meg Dolan & Catrin Mari going live at the same time this morning!
Have a read of them (and our 99 other publications!) here: disabledtales.co.uk
ALT A large tree in the middle of green woodland. Large white text reads: 100! Smaller text reads: Discussing disabled characters in fairy tales and folklore.
