Fancy a folkloric read? Check out #FolkloreThursday’s books!
Fancy a folkloric read? Check out FolkloreThursday’s books!
Bihar Folk Tales: The Sparrow and Her Crumbs
Nalin Verma tells one of the stories from his latest book, The Greatest Folk Tales of Bihar.
Toil and Trouble? The Goddess Hekate in Ancient Greece
Hekate: goddess of witchcraft, ghosts and the restless dead, frequently represented as a triple deity, associated with dogs, crossroads and flaming torches.
British Legends: The Founding of Britain — Brutus of Troy and the Prophecy of Diana
![Full page miniature of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants and the building of a city, possibly London" (BL Catalog of Illum. Mss.), from Geoffrey's Historia Regum Britannae, in Harley MS 1808, fol. 30, Held and digitised by the British Library.[1]](https://folklorethursday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brutus.png)
Brutus of Troy was a legendary Trojan exile who some medieval chroniclers claimed was responsible for the founding of Britain.
Black Arts and Talismans: Huw Llwyd, the Real Welsh Wizard
Huw Llwyd, the Welsh wizard, has been immortalised in the folklore and fairy tales of Wales, his fantastic exploits told and re-told down the ages.
Illustrated Guide to Updated Fairy Tale Etiquette: Dos and Don’ts
How is a gingerbread house tempting if you’ve gone gluten-free? Who needs pumpkin coaches when there’s Uber? It’s a question worth considering – how can fairy tales still impart wisdom in these modern times?