Q = Queen Crane (Scandinavia)

We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge for the month of April. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Becoming: Tales of Transformation & Calling.” We love exploring traditional tales from around the world within that theme. About Queen Crane: Queen Crane or cranes in particualr, are sometimes seenContinue reading “Q = Queen Crane (Scandinavia)”

Q = Queen of the Dead: Hel (Norse Mythology)

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)”

Q is for Queen of Kindness (Fantastic Female)

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 “Fantastic Females in Folk & Fairy Tales.” About French Author Madame d’Aulnoy: While known as Madame d’Aulnoy or Countess d’Aulnoy, her full name was Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d’Aulnoy. She could haveContinue reading “Q is for Queen of Kindness (Fantastic Female)”