We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Queen of the Dead (Hel): In the shadows of Norse mythology, Hel reigns over the realm of the dead—those who die not in battle, but byContinue reading “Q = Queen of the Dead: Hel (Norse Mythology)”
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P = Pesta and the Traveling Farmer (Norway)
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Pesta and the Traveling Farmer: In this chilling Norwegian folktale, Pesta—the personification of the Black Death—appears as an old woman carrying either a broom or aContinue reading “P = Pesta and the Traveling Farmer (Norway)”
O = Orpheus and Eurydice (Greece)
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Orpheus and Eurydice: In this Greek myth, Orpheus, a mortal with divine musical talent, dares to journey into the Underworld after the tragic death of hisContinue reading “O = Orpheus and Eurydice (Greece)”