19th August, 2025 in Folklore
Since the 1930s, Walt Disney and the Disney corporation have brought us some of the most magical and spell binding cinema experiences of all time, with the vast majority of their films retelling traditional folk and fairy tales. As children, we all remember watching with wide-eye…
30th September, 2020 in Folklore, Natural World
Listen to any good traditional storyteller and, sooner or later, you will find yourself walking into the woods. Woodlands are full of immediate life, colour, sound, scent, and danger, no matter what the season. They are worlds away from the barren, unforgiving desert, or farmland…
2nd October, 2019 in Folklore
What makes a good story? In many collected folk stories, for example ghost stories, the story is that something simply happens somewhere… and that is it. An event is described. A white figure appeared. It might happen again. It has a beginning and middle and a full stop. But ther…
5th June, 2019 in Folklore, Natural World
“Beware the deep dark wood” they say, “stay on the path, do not wonder or you shall be lost forever.” The forests and woodlands of this world have forever held a special place in our hearts. When we were but cavemen, these mysterious and dangerous places stretched across the land…