The Pirate Captain In Love

By: Maranda Wabik June 11, 2022June 12, 2022 Short Fictionfeatured, Love, Mermaid, Pirate, Short Fiction Saturday, Short Story Saturday, Siren SaturdayLeave a Comment

For today’s post, I have decided to share a short story I have written about a pirate and a mermaid. The Pirate Captain In Love by Maranda Wabik There once was a Pirate Captain named Killian Ravenswood. He led a group of scurvy dogs on his ship which he called Siren’s Song. This…

The Mystical Femme Fatale Archetype

By: Maranda Wabik March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 Arthurian Legend, The Magical LifestyleArchetype, Arthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Goddess, Legend, MagicLeave a Comment

For today’s post, I would like to look at an archetype commonly found in medieval legends. I personally refer to this archetype as the Mystical Femme Fatale. In many of her portrayals in medieval romances, Morgan le Fay fits into this archetype. In truth, many of the women of Arthurian Legend can…

The Anne Boleyn and Morgana Le Fay Connection

By: Maranda Wabik November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Arthurian Legend, Royal HistoryArthurian, Britain, Celtic, featured, Legend, Magic, Royal History, TudorLeave a Comment

Today’s post is inspired by something I mentioned in one of my twitch.tv streams. I said I always felt there was a connection between Anne Boleyn and Morgana. So that is my topic of discussion in this post! Morgana was a witch and faery enchantress, and Anne Boleyn was accused of witchcraft,…

The Morgana and Rhiannon Connection

By: Maranda Wabik September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Goddess, Legend, Magic4 Comments

For today’s post I would like to look at the connection between Morgan Le Fay and Rhiannon! I have already done a post looking at Rhiannon’s connection to Guinevere, and this can be seen as almost a companion post to that one. Many may question how one goddess can be connected to both…

The Elizabeth Woodville and Guinevere Connection

By: Maranda Wabik August 15, 2021August 16, 2021 Arthurian Legend, Royal HistoryArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Legend, Magic, Royal HistoryLeave a Comment

For today’s post I would like to discuss the connection between the legendary figure of Guinevere and the real queen Elizabeth Woodville! This may seem a bit far fetched, but given the prevalence of Arthurian legends during the medieval period, many real royals would take inspiration from these legends. Elizabeth Woodville’s daughter and…

The Blodeuwedd and Guinevere Connection

By: Maranda Wabik April 19, 2021July 24, 2021 Arthurian Legend, LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Goddess, Legend, MagicLeave a Comment

Blodeuwedd and Guinevere have many commonalities in their tales. Both could be seen as sovereignty goddesses that had marriages that gave kingship to their husbands. Both had marriages that began as happy, but devolved into unhappiness on the part of the wives. Both found true love when they were already married, and…

Guinevere and Isolde

By: Maranda Wabik March 17, 2021April 19, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, featured, Legend, MedievalLeave a Comment

The tales of legendary queens Guinevere and Isolde are very similar in many ways. Both of these woman were in love triangles where they fell in love with knights that served their husbands. Both were willing to risk their very lives for the love that consumed them. Both were nearly burned at…

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

By: Maranda Wabik January 17, 2021April 19, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, featured, Legend, MedievalLeave a Comment

Guinevere is the wife of Arthur in the Arthurian cycle. In most versions of the legends it is a given that she betrayed Arthur with a close friend or family member during their marriage. In the most common versions of the legends Guinevere betrayed Arthur by falling in love with Lancelot du Lac,…

Arthurian Legends

This page is dedicated to Arthurian Legends! The tales of Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, Morgan, and Nimue/Vivian are enchanting. Throughout this blog you will find limitless discussion on the subject of Arthur and his knights of the Round Table! There are so many fascinating figures in the realm of Arthurian legends. The tales within these…

Fairytales

Various fairytales are regular subjects of discussion on this blog! These tales are very important to the development of our psyches (as we grow up) and to the development of culture (as they have influenced culture). I believe that fairytales teach us a lot. Some of my favorite fairytales are Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the…

Royal History

The topic of the lives and loves of royals is an important subject on this blog! The stories of kings and queens is very fun to read. I am particularly fond of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, and Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV! It is always fun to read about kings marrying commoners for true…

Evelyn Nesbit, The Dark History of America’s First Supermodel

By: Maranda Wabik August 19, 2022

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For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to cover the story of Evelyn Nesbit. She is often called America’s First Supermodel. She rose to fame and stardom in the Edwardian Era for modeling for famous figures such as Gibson Girl drawings and paintings. She also would be one of the…

My Top 5 Favorite Knights of the Roundtable

By: Maranda Wabik August 18, 2022

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For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite Knights of the Roundtable. This post will act as a companion piece to yesterday’s countdown of Arthurian women! Number 5: Percival ~The original Grail Knight began his tale as an ignorant young man raised with no knowledge of the royal courts…

My Top 5 Arthurian Women

By: Maranda Wabik August 17, 2022

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For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my top five favorite women of Arthurian Legend. This type of countdown will be likely no surprise to my regular readers, but I felt it would be a fun little post to do today! Number 5: Igraine ~Igraine was the mother of Arthur…

My Top 5 Biographies About Elizabeth Woodville

By: Maranda Wabik August 16, 2022

Book Review, Royal HistoryBritain, Queen, Royal History, Witches4 Comments

For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite non-fiction books about the White Queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Woodville is one of the iconic Queens during the Wars of the Roses. She was called the White Queen because she was married to the first Yorkist King of England, Edward IV.…

Modron, Morrigan, Morgen

By: Maranda Wabik August 15, 2022

Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, Goddess, Irish, Legend, Magic, Myth13 Comments

For today’s post, I have decided to discuss the evolution of one of my favorite topics. The Great Goddess Morgen le Fay is a unique figure within the Arthurian legends and Celtic lore. She was not always known by the name Morgen and is likely the most modern evolution of this particular Great…

Why Klaroline Should Have Been Endgame

By: Maranda Wabik August 14, 2022

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Welcome to the final day of Vampire Week! For today’s final post, I have decided to discuss why I think Caroline and Klaus should have ended up together. I will first just point out that the characters had massive amounts of chemistry together. Plus Klaus literally promised to be her “last love”…

Evolution of The Vampire Diaries Characters

By: Maranda Wabik August 13, 2022

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Welcome to day six of Vampire Week. For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the evolution of the characters in The Vampire Diaries. There is a time jump of three years that famously happens during the seventh season. It also allowed us to see the characters that were…

Katherine Pierce, Iconic Trickster Villainess

By: Maranda Wabik August 12, 2022

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Welcome to day five of Vampire Week, as well as this week’s Femme Fatale Friday. For today’s post, I could not choose any other topic than “the myth, the legend, the baddest bitch of all”, Katherine Pierce! On June 5, 1473, Katerina Petrova was born in Bulgaria. In 1490, she would give birth…

My Top 5 Worst The Vampire Diaries Couples

By: Maranda Wabik August 11, 2022

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Welcome to day four of Vampire Week! I have decided to do a companion piece to yesterday’s post. I will be doing a countdown of the five worst The Vampire Diaries couples this time! In a way, we can look at these as the bottom five. Without further ado, here’s the countdown. Number…

My Top 5 The Vampire Diaries Couples

By: Maranda Wabik August 10, 2022

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Welcome to day three of Vampire Week. For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my five favorite The Vampire Diaries couples. Number 5: Rebekah and Stefan ~My number five pick may seem a bit strange. However, I really loved the dynamic between Stefan and Rebekah as we got to…