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  • Poisson d’Avril: Exploring a French Tradition

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s first blog post of April, I will be exploring a very interesting and very watery connected tradition from France.   This tradition is Poisson d’Avril, or April Fish Day!   I have been so fascinated by this tradition ever since I took my…

  • Movie Recommendations for When You Want to Feel Like a Springtime Maiden

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing another list of film recommendations based on mood.   This time, I will be sharing a list of films to watch when you want to feel like a Springtime Maiden and embrace the energy of the Maiden…

  • ‘The Romance of the Faery Melusine’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of the novel The Romance of the Faery Melusine, originally written by Andre Lebey and translated by Gareth Knight!   I have read this book twice now, but I did not post a review of it back when I…

  • Sharing Some of My Favorite Wintery Re-Reads

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a list of some of my favorite books to re-read in Winter!   Some of these are poems, some are fairytales, some are full-length novels, as I wanted to represent all of my favorite types of literature to…

  • 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…

  • Movie Suggestions for When You Want to Feel Like You Have Time Travelled to a Rococo Masquerade in the 18-Century!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.  For this post, I will be discussing five films to watch when you want to be utterly enchanted by the energy of 18th-Century settings, especially the Rococo ones.   Without further ado, let’s look at some film recommendations to embrace the energy of the 18th-Century! Marie…

  • A Brief Exploration of 3 Vampire Films by Jean Rollin

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am discussing three of the French Vampire films of Jean Rollin, all of which are currently available on Shudder!   I have wanted to check out these films for a long time, and I am delighted that I finally could…

  • Dahut, Princess of Ys

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Dahut (sometimes also called Dahud, or Dahud-Ahes), the legendary Princess of Ys!   Dahut is the daughter of the King of the Drowned City of Ys, Gradlon.   Although Dahut’s mother is often…

  • Swimming in the Seas of Ys: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the Drowned City of Ys! Swimming in the Seas of Ys by Maranda Wabik Waters raging all around my head Feeling overcome by the emotional tides The City of Ys is falling fast The Waters…