Episode 34: What is Folklore? All about folklore from a writer’s perspective. Transcript You’re listening to the Faeries and Folklore podcast by Ronel. I’m dark fantasy author Ronel Janse van Vuuren. With nearly a decade of digging around in dusty folklore books, researching creatures of imagination that ignited my curiosity, I’m here to share the…
Episode 33: What is Dark Fantasy? All about my genre of choice: Dark Fantasy. Transcript You’re listening to the Faeries and Folklore podcast by Ronel. I’m dark fantasy author Ronel Janse van Vuuren. With nearly a decade of digging around in dusty folklore books, researching creatures of imagination that ignited my curiosity, I’m here to…
Episode 32: Power Players of Faerie: Cailleach The folklore of the Cailleach in a nutshell, how I reimagined her for my writing, and her name and title translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the Cailleach here. Get the…
Episode 31: Power Players of Faerie: Faery Queen The folklore of the Faery Queen in a nutshell, how I reimagined her for my writing, and her title translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the Faery Queen here….
Episode 30: Power Players of Faerie: Ankou The folklore of Ankou in a nutshell and how I reimagined him for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Ankou here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com Transcript…
Episode 29: Power Players of Faerie: The Dark King The folklore of the Dark King in a nutshell and how I reimagined him for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the Dark King here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David…
Episode 28: The Origins of Modern Fae Answering popular questions about where faeries come from, how to repel them, how to lure them, and how they’ve evolved over time. Sources mentioned in post: The Denham Tracts, edited by James Hardy (London: Folklore Society, 1892-1895) The Handbook of Folklore by CS Burne (1914) The Testimony of Tradition by…
Episode 27: Power Players of Faerie: The Fates The folklore of the Fates in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing, and the translation into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the Fates here. Get the transcript…
Episode 26: Power Players of Faerie: Keeper of the Veil The folklore of the Keeper of the Veil in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing, and the translation into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the…
Episode 25: Power Players of Faerie: Dagda The folklore of Dagda in a nutshell and how I reimagined it for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Dagda here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by…