White Rose of Avalon

Femme Fatale Friday

  • Frau Holle: Goddess Turned Christmas Witch & the Wild Hunt

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Frau Holle!   Frau Holle is also known as Mother Holle, Hulde, Hulda, Mother Hulda, and even has connections to Frau Perchta, with some stating that the two are one and the same (I…

  • The Nine Maidens of Annwn: Kindling the Cauldron

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Nine Maidens of Annwn and the Welsh poem Preiddu Annwfn, known in English as The Spoils of Annwn.    Now, those familiar with Celtic myth and folklore will know that the occurrence…

  • Baba Yaga: Goddess & Fairytale Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this first Femme Fatale Friday post of December, I will be discussing Baba Yaga!   Fascinatingly, I have never covered Baba Yaga on this blog, so I thought that this would be the ideal time to discuss her.    Baba Yaga is a Goddess…

  • Elaine of Corbenic, Grail Maiden & Mother of Galahad

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Elaine, the Grail Maiden and mother of Galahad from the Arthurian legends!   I want to begin by stating that there is a lot to be said about the Grail Maiden when you…

  • Being Held by the Ancestress in the Dark Half of the Year

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing being held by the energy of Divine Ancestresses of the Land during the darkest months!   Now, you may wonder what exactly I mean when I say being held by the Divine Ancestresses…

  • Melusine’s Draconic Flight

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday post, I will be discussing my beloved Faery Queen and Mermaid Goddess of Avalon, Melusine.   In particular, I will be exploring her Dragonic Flight back to Avalon! This part of Melusine’s legend begins when her husband, Raymond, spied…

  • Exploring the Gwragedd Annwn, Faery Brides, & Human Faery Relations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing the Gwragedd Annwn, Faery Brides, and human Faery relations in folklore! The Gwragedd Annwn are the Welsh Lake Maidens, with the name Gwragedd Annwn translating to either ‘Women of the Otherworld’ or ‘Wives…

  • Mina Harker: Dracula’s Obsession

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the final day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am finishing off with this Halloween Femme Fatale Friday post about Mina Harker (nee Murray)!  What other way could I have ended this week, but to discuss the character…

  • Embracing the Bean-Sidhe for Samhain Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about embracing the energy of the Bean-Sidhe (or Banshee) for Samhain Season!    Now, I know you may wonder, do I want to embrace the energy of the Bean-Sidhe?   Is that not a sad or painful energy to…

  • ‘The Lure’ & ‘The Ugly Stepsister’: Iconic Body Horror Films Based on Fairytales!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing The Lure and The Ugly Stepsister as iconic body horror takes on fairytales!   Both of these stories are centered on female characters, which is common for both fairytales and horror films, and makes…