Episode 57: Workers of Death: Grim The folklore of grim in a nutshell, how I reimagined them for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2023 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about grim in folklore here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by …
Episode 56: Workers of Death: Dullahan The folklore of Dullahan in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2023 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about dullahan here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic …
Episode 55: Workers of Death: Furies The folklore of furies in a nutshell, how I reimagined them for my writing, and these fae translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2023 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about furies in folklore here. Get the transcript here. …
Episode 54: Workers of Death: An Introduction to the Workers of Death An introduction to the deathfae who are workers of death. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2023 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com Transcript You’re listening to …
I first came across the Questing Beast in BBC’s Merlin when it bit Arthur. As it is an Arthurian figure, that is where we need to look to learn more: Arthurian myth. Folklore King Arthur Tales of the Round Table Edited by Andrew Lang Illustrated by H. J. Ford [1902] THE QUESTING BEAST He raised …
Who doesn’t like dragons? I’ve done a post about dragons before, but somehow missed out on the Aspis. There’s not a lot of information available about this dragon, but there’s enough to intrigue. Folklore Aberdeen Bestiary “The emorrosis is an asp, so called because it kills by making you sweat blood. If you are bitten …
Episode 53: Water Fae: Where Water and Death Collide The folklore of where water and death collides. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2023 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com Transcript You’re listening to the …
If you’re like me, you watched the Pirates of the Caribbean movies obsessively to figure out how it all works. LOL. What I really liked was the Flying Dutchman as it touched on folklore from my own country. So for my version of Davy Jones, I’m looking at various folklore — especially as it falls …
Episode 52: Water Fae: Oceans, Rivers, Lakes: Water in Folklore The folklore of oceans, rivers and lakes in a nutshell and how I reimagined it for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2023 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Water in folklore here. Get the …
Among the Black Dogs, I think Black Shuck with it’s one eye is up there under the scary ones. At least for me. Folklore English Fairy and Other Folk Tales by Edwin Sidney Hartland [1890] SPECTRE-DOGS NEITHER Brand in his Popular Antiquities, nor Sir Walter Scott in his Witchcraft and Demonology, mentions spectre-dogs as a peculiar class …
