White Rose of Avalon

Legends

  • 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…

  • My Grinch Theory: A Holiday Season Media Theory

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, in honor of Krampusnacht being tomorrow, I want to explore a theory that I have been thinking about for some time.   So, here is my Grinch theory.   Was Dr. Seuss inspired by Krampus when he wrote the character of the…

  • Siren Saturdays & Delving into the Depths

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Siren Saturday, I will be discussing why delving into the depths of the unconscious is so natural on Saturdays, as the day is ruled by the planet Saturn!   This also relates to Melusine’s Sacred Day being Saturday, as it is only on…

  • ‘Welsh Fairies’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing my review of the book Welsh Fairies: A Guide to the Lore, Legends, Denizens & Deities of the Otherworld by Mhara Starling!   I have had this book on my to-read list for a while now, and…

  • Iseult: Faery Queen of Cornwall & Healer Princess of Ireland

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Iseult and her nature as a Faery Queen and Healer!   I have long been utterly fascinated, and honestly totally obsessed, with the legend of Tristan and Iseult.   My obsession began in…

  • ‘The Penguin Book of the Mermaids’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my review of The Penguin Book of Mermaids edited by Cristina Bacchilega and Marie Alohalani Brown.   This is one of those great Penguin collections of stories and historical accounts, this time about Mermaids! This book includes many…

  • 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…

  • The Drowned City of Ys

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday blog post, I will be discussing the story of the Drowned City of Ys!   Ys was a city whose folklore was found in the region of Brittany, France. Ys was a city that was said to be built on the…

  • Jenny Greenteeth, Grindylows, and Nessie: Watery Monsters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be discussing some Watery Monsters from Celtic folklore.   This post is a bit of a companion piece to last week’s post about Water Horses of Celtic folklore, which also often appear as truly monstrous.   Other than that, the…