Mythology & Folk Tales
azw3 |eng | 2013-03-11 | Author:Kaldera, Raven [Kaldera, Raven]

The phrase rendered here as ‘troll-woman’ is an interesting one. It appears that it’s a translation of the word flagð, a word which is also translated as ogress, giantess, witch, ...
( Category: Shamanism June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2011-08-31 | Author:Ellis, Peter Berresford [Ellis, Peter Berresford]

Wales (Cymru) Wales: Preface This selection of Welsh myths and legends starts with the story of Bran and Branwen, the children of Llyr. This appears in the Second Branch of ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2004-03-17 | Author:Fee, Christopher R. [Fee, Christopher R.]

Heroic Journeys and Quests At the center of most hero myths is the quest. Through the quest adventure, the hero proves his worth and “makes a name” for himself. The ...
( Category: Medieval June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2017-08-25 | Author:Anon E. Mouse & Edited and Retold by Clara Stroebe

XX OLA STORBAEKKJEN Once upon a time there lived a man in the forest of Dovre whose name was Ola Storbaekkjen. He was of giant build, powerful and fearless. During ...
( Category: Mythology & Folk Tales June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2012-10-02 | Author:Asbjornsen, Peter Christen & Jorgen Moe [Asbjornsen, Peter Christen]

Now they must part forever. “Well, I was just as happy when you released me from that block of ice, for I am a wandering spirit,” he said. He was ...
( Category: Scandinavian June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 1999-07-15 | Author:Cornwell, Bernard [Cornwell, Bernard]

We sprang our trap on a day so beautiful that the heart ached. It promised to be a long day too, for the nights were growing ever shorter and the ...
( Category: Mythology & Folk Tales June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2011-08-18 | Author:Severin, Tim [Severin, Tim]

THE SUMMER THAT I spent with Thrand at his farm in the uplands behind Laxadale was perhaps the most formative period of my life. Thrand lived by himself on a ...
( Category: Thriller & Suspense June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2013-03-19 | Author:McCullough, Joseph A. [McCullough, Joseph A.]

Saint George and the Dragon by Raphael. Emperor Diocletian’s man Galerius, enraged at the failure of his torturers, instead turned to dark magic, and sent a magician named Athanasius to ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology June 6,2019 )
azw3 |eng | 2015-01-19 | Author:Mersey, Daniel [Mersey, Daniel]

GAWAIN AND THE LOATHLY LADY Deep in the wild forests far north of Camelot, Arthur had outpaced his hounds and fellow huntsmen. But as he stood over the carcass of ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology June 6,2019 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2013-07-19 | Author:Mersey, Daniel [Mersey, Daniel]

An Italian mosaic pavement depicting King Arthur, c. 1166. (Otranto Cathedral, Italy / Alinari / The Bridgeman Art Library) Next was the hunting of the poisonous boar king Twrch Trwyth ...
( Category: Mythology & Folk Tales June 6,2019 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2017-03-22 | Author:Wilde, Suzie [Wilde, Suzie]

Next day, Hefnir declared that he would announce the new feast at the mead hall, so Bera said she and Egill would plan what should happen. She collected Egill from ...
( Category: Mythology & Folk Tales June 6,2019 )
mobi, azw |eng | 2010-02-28 | Author:

He answered: “’Tis Sigmund’s bairn— on Fáfnir’s body ravens batten—4 ’tis Sigurth’s brand.” (She said:) 2. 5“Hail to thee, day! Hail, ye day’s sons! Hail, night and daughter of night! ...
( Category: European June 6,2019 )
mobi |eng | 2003-03-17 | Author:Gregory, Lady [Gregory, Lady]

Part II Book III: The Great Fight THEN the King of the World came to the strand, and all his armies with him; and all that were left of the ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology June 6,2019 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-07-17 | Author:T. W. Rolleston

Then at last Cuchulain’s frenzy came upon him, and he dilated giant-like, till he overtopped Ferdia, and the hero-light blazed about his head. In close contact the two were interlocked, ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology June 6,2019 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-09-21 | Author:Bek-Pedersen, Karen [Bek-Pedersen, Karen]

3.4 Summary: Fate Comes from the Well In this chapter, answers have been sought to two major questions: what can be made of the stereotypical idea that there are three ...
( Category: European June 6,2019 )