L = Lemminkäinen and the Death River (Finnish Kalevala)

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 Lemminkäinen and the Death River: In the Finnish epic Kalevala, Lemminkäinen is a bold warrior who dares to enter Tuonela—the land of the dead—to hunt theContinue reading “L = Lemminkäinen and the Death River (Finnish Kalevala)”

Y is for Youngest Youth & You-Bet-On-Luck—A to Z Blog Challenge

We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Hope & Healing…folktales around the world that beat back viruses. Each post highlights one or more balms to soothe and cure our struggles of today with oral tradition and lore of the past. AtContinue reading “Y is for Youngest Youth & You-Bet-On-Luck—A to Z Blog Challenge”