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  • A Very Merry Elven Yuletide: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s post, I am sharing a poem about having an Elven Yuletide! A Very Merry Elven Yuletide by Maranda Wabik The tree is trimmed with sparkling lights The music resounds with auditory delight The smell of cinnamon and cloves abounds Oh, what a lovely…

  • December 13th, St.Lucia, & the Celebration of Lussi’s Night

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing December 13th, as a day celebrated in honor of St. Lucia, but also known as  Lussi’s Night, and how St. Lucia and the Norse lore of Lussi have, in many ways, become syncretized! The story of St.…

  • Luthien: The Middle-Earth Enchantment of Tinuviel

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Luthien from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien!   Now, Luthien is not a character found in the novels of The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings.   However, legendary folk songs are sung of her in The…

  • A Review of ‘Beren and Luthien’ by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of Beren and Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien.   I was so delighted to dig into this book as my next outing into the world of Middle-Earth.   Given that it is probably the most iconic love…

  • The Queen of Elfame’s Valentine’s Dream: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the romantic and lusty Valentine’s energy of Faery Queens! The Queen of Elfame’s Valentine’s Dream by Maranda Wabik The Day Full of Hearts Is a day Sacred to the Queen She is blessed from all parts In joy that…

  • Off with the Faeries: Falling into Faeryland

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about the phrase ‘off with the faeries’ and what it has meant historically, relating to the folklore of being trapped in Faerylands, as well as what it can mean today.   I do want to note that this phrase is also…

  • The True Daughter of Elphame: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem I have composed about the energy of Elphame.    The True Daughter of Elphame by Maranda Wabik A single White Feather drifts down A melodious caw being heard to resound Filling the Forest with a bird song Harbinger of Change…

  • Evolution of the Elves: Folklore, Tolkien, and Santa

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the folkloric evolution of how Elves are perceived!   This will be far from a comprehensive deep-dive, as this is a vast topic.   Instead, I want to focus on different elements of Elvish Faerylore, including older Norse and Celtic folklore,…

  • Winter’s Elfin Cheer: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the Faery Magick of the Wintery season! Winter’s Elfin Cheer by Maranda Wabik Sugar Plum Faeries and Enchanted Elves The Yuletide season is full of Fay Deep Winter’s magicks for me to delve A wonderland of coziness with Santa’s…

  • Galadriel, Elven Queen of Middle-Earth

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post is about Galadriel, the Elven Queen from The Lord of the Rings.   I thought this would be the ideal follow-up to last week’s post on Arwen.  However, I have to admit that this post will just scratch…