Iceland’s Hidden People: Finding All That’s Lost

Frozen Giants by Pexels https://pixabay.com/photos/cold-frozen-glacier-ice-iceberg-1866516/ cold-frozen-glacier-ice-iceberg

A land’s topography speaks of the forces that have formed it and how it has endured; in Iceland, the shape of people’s beliefs and the ways folklore bisects and enriches everyday life is as striking and memorable as the volcanic landscape. Mythology reflects and refracts the dangers of the natural environment.

Wobbly Poets: Joe Hill, Signe Aurell, and Scandinavian-American Laborlore

We perform our identity in different ways. Some of us make sure that everyone at the library knows that Folklore Rules! (Photo © Amber Rose. “Folklore Rules” sticker from Lynne S. McNeill and her book Folklore Rules.)

The songs and poetry of the American labor movement are an example of occupational folklore or ‘laborlore’, which records worker voices and traditions.

Haunted by Monsters: Top 5 Wicked Creatures in Polish Folklore

Rusałki frolicking beside a river by Ivan Kramskoi — The Yorck Project, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=153562

ith its rich folklore, deep woods filled with wild boars, wolves and massive bison, and dark 20th century history, Poland often feels haunted by monsters. I first went to Poland when I was eighteen and among the places I visited was the fairy-tale city of Kraków. Although I traveled extensively afterwards, I found myself returning […]

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