White Rose of Avalon

Folklore

  • ‘The Mermaid’ by W.B. Yeats Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my line-by-line analysis of the short poem The Mermaid by William Butler (W.B.) Yeats!   I have accessed the text of the poem on https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/mermaid-10#google_vignette.   As a brief sidenote, the version of this poem that I am…

  • Celtic Water Horses: Kelpies and Each Uisge

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing some of the folklore of Water Horses from Celtic folklore!   Water Horses are a fascinating type of dangerous Water Faery Animal.   Celtic Water Horses are known for living near running water, including rivers, streams, and…

  • ‘Greenteeth’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am sharing my review of the novel Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill.   This is a new fantasy novel, just published earlier this year, and even better, this is a debut novel!   I am a huge fan of finding new authors…

  • Lemuria and Atlantis: Otherworldly Islands Connected to Avalon?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing Lemuria, Atlantis, and their possible connection to Avalon!    All three of these places are Islands with Magickal Lineages.   Lemuria is often seen to be the oldest, with much being said about residents of…

  • Sea Sirens, Loreleis, and Rusalki: Dangerous Water Faeries

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Siren Saturday post, I will be discussing three types of dangerous and deadly Water Faeries!   I will discuss each in their own small section below.   Without further ado, let’s look at some fatal Faeries!    SEA SIRENS ~Obviously, the classic Sirens…

  • Aquatic Lore in ‘The Odyssey’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be exploring the Aquatic and Mermaidy lore in The Odyssey!   In five separate sections below, I will look briefly at each figure from The Odyssey.   Without further ado, let’s look at figures with Aquatic lore…

  • Mermaids and Pirates: The Nautical Attraction

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss Mermaids and Pirates!   So, Pirates have long been associated with Mermaids.   A lot of the stories we have of people encountering Mermaids come from Pirates, as well as other sailors. Mermaid encounters on the High…

  • Mermaid Stories to Study for Summer

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday post, I am going to give you a list of great Mermaid Stories to study over the Summer!   For this list, I am sharing five Mermaid legends and folktales from Celtic lands.   These are not ranked in any way,…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘The Ugly Stepsister’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a spoiler-filled review of the brand new Norwegian horror film The Ugly Stepsister.   I chose to include spoilers because in order to fully unpack how incredibly done the film is, I need to talk about plot points and how they…

  • Igraine, Modron, and Rhiannon: Divine Mothers of Welsh Lore

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a rumination on three of the most important Divine Mothers in Welsh Celtic and Arthurian lore: Igraine, Modron, and Rhiannon!    I thought this was the ideal post for today, as it is Mother’s Day in the US today.   Given…