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: https://t.co/UatkauF38E
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.
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
https://t.co/HWbQMgo8TY
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
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
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: https://t.co/epoQSKG9o3
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
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!
@mythmonsterspod Can't wait to listen to the dragons episode and we'll be waiting for whenever/however you come back! Enjoy your well deserved break!!!
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
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
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: https://t.co/6K2EIdtSTg