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  • We Need to Talk About Madam Mim!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about Mad Madam Mim from Disney’s The Sword in the Stone!   Now, Madam Mim is a character invented by T.H. White for the novel the film is based on.   The Sword in the Stone is the first part of White’s…

  • Let’s Talk About Anna, a Theory About Disney’s Frozen

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is all about Anna from Disney’s Frozen!   Being a huge fairytale lover, I have long had a soft spot for Frozen, and truly enjoy the alternate take on the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Snow Queen.   While I do love Elsa,…

  • Hocus Pocus Tarot Deck, A Journey Through the Major Arcana

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today is Tarot Tuesday on White Rose of Avalon, so I have decided to kick off the Season of the Witch with a post analyzing the Hocus Pocus Tarot by Minerva Siegel & Tori Schafer and illustrated by Dread.   This deck was released last…

  • Belle: Heroine of Beauty and the Beast

    For day three of Beauty & the Beast Week, which is also Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to focus on Belle as the heroine of Beauty and the Beast.   Belle is a young woman whose defining feature begins with her beauty.   However, that is not the only thing that makes her special. …

  • Live-Action Faerytale Film Countdown

    I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite live-action faerytale films for today’s post.    On this list, I am keeping it to one entry per tale and some will be modern faerytales.   I will only be featuring romantic faerytales.   That means that a romantic interaction is a plot point for…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Disney Songs

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite Disney songs.   I have narrowed it down to only songs from animated feature films.   Of course, all but one of these have been made (or is being made) into live-action versions, but I chose the version from the animated film…

  • Megara, Hercule’s Sassy Bride

     For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to discuss Megara, wife of Hercules.   In particular, I will be looking at her Disney version!   The Disney film Hercules takes a variation on the traditional Greco-Roman myths.   In order to make the myths palatable for younger viewers, they had to make the…

  • Esmeralda, Notre Dame Siren

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write about the female lead of Victor Hugo’s Hunchback of Norte Dame.   Esmeralda was a Romani, more commonly referred to as Gypsy, who danced in the streets in order to gain enough money to live on.   She truly loves living amongst the Gypsies…

  • The Villain Redeemed? Fairytale Origin Stories

    The villains of fairytales have been being re-examined a lot as of late.    We get films from Disney like Maleficent and Cruella that give us a back story of the villains of their classic films.   I personally love to see the story from the perspective of the villain.   Many have complained that…

  • Peter Pan

    For today’s post I would like to discuss the character of Peter Pan.    He is the titular character in J.M. Barrie’s play, and has become one of the most recognizable modern fairytale characters!   Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell, and the Lost Boys are all remembered fondly.     They have also inspired many further works…