Water has always had the way to mesmerise people, so much so that some believe it to hold other realms within it — or the cure to mortality. Folklore BIMINI AND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson [1898] When Juan Ponce de Leon set forth …
Episode 51: Water Fae: Merrows The folklore of Merrows in a nutshell, how I reimagined them for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Merrows here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan …
There’s not a lot of folklore (that’s not the same source reused in various ways) of the Aufhocker on the internet or even in folklore books. The only original folklore of this creature is in German (and in print books), so I couldn’t access those. But this shapeshifting Black Dog is quite interesting. Folklore The …
Episode 50: Water Fae: Selkies The folklore of Selkies in a nutshell, how I reimagined them for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Selkies here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan …
Black Dogs are all over folklore in different incarnations and doing different things. One of my favourites is the Barguest. Folklore The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley [1870] We now proceed to Yorkshire, where the Boggart and the Barguest used to appear in by-gone days. The former, whose name we will presently explain, is the …
Episode 49: Water Fae: Kelpies The folklore of kelpies in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Kelpies here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan …
Episode 48: Water Fae: Telkhines The folklore of Telkhines in a nutshell, how I reimagined them for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Telkhines here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan …
There are a lot of tales featuring hags, especially in the old folklore texts I usually consult and share extracts of, but I decided to stick to my modern books which have short explanations of each type of hag featured in the folktales. Folklore The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore by Patricia Monaghan Hag …
Episode 47: Water Fae: Nuckelavee The folklore of the Nuckelavee in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the Nuckelavee here. Get the transcript here. Music: Secrets by …
Episode 46: Water Fae: River Hag The folklore of River Hags in a nutshell, how I reimagined them for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about River Hags here. Get the transcript here. …
