For today’s post, I have decided to go over some of my favorite faeries that embody the energies of the seasons of the Wheel of the Year. Banshee: Samhain is the season that I associate with the Banshee. She is the Faery Wailing Woman and one who detects the deaths of those in certain…
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Flower Brides, May Queens, High Queens: Archetypes in Analysis
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at Arthurian Faery Queens in the realm of being a Flower Bride who became May Queen when married and eventually turned High Queen. Guinevere, Isolde, and Blodeuwedd are all Faery women who can be seen through the lens of archetypal Flower Brides. The…
Read MoreSnow White’s Wicked Queen
Welcome to day two of Winter Faerytale Week here on White Rose of Avalon. Today also happens to be this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, so I have chosen a classic Winter Faerytale villain as my topic. The Wicked Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is amongst the vilest of fairytale characters.…
Read MoreBlodeuwedd, Wintery Owl Goddess
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the Welsh Celtic Goddess Blodeuwedd. In particular, I will be focusing on her aspect as an Owl Goddess and how this may relate to this dark and Wintery time of year. Her dual nature of Flower Goddess and Owl Goddess can be…
Read MoreAnne Boleyn, Queen of Reformation
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss my favorite Queen of all time yet again. After seeing the new docu-series about her on Netflix, which I also reviewed earlier this week here on White Rose of Avalon, I felt that she was the perfect topic for this week’s Femme Fatale…
Read MoreMy Thoughts on Blood, Sex & Royalty: Anne Boleyn
For today’s post, I have decided to share my thoughts on the new Netflix docu-series Blood, Sex & Royalty: Anne Boleyn. I found this new series as a recommendation from Netflix, which is unsurprising given how much I love the Tudor period. Of course, given that Anne Boleyn is my favorite Queen of…
Read MoreThe 5 Most Interesting Doomed Queens (In My Opinion)
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at my five favorite stories of Doomed Queens. In this countdown, I will rank the Queens based on how much interest I find in their tales. This is not to say that any one of them is better than the others, or worse,…
Read MoreMy Top 5 Royal Historical Fiction Books
For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my five favorite historical fiction novels. These are in particular about Queens in the late medieval and Tudor periods. The reason they are my favorites is that it is my favorite time period. Number 5: The White Rose by Jan Westcott ~This…
Read MoreMaeve, the Morrigan, and Aine
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at three of the most important Irish Faery Queens. Maeve, the Morrigan, and Aine are all powerful figures in the Irish pantheon of Gods. Maeve’s name means “she who intoxicates” which is a reference to both her association with mead and her ability to…
Read MoreThe Elizabeth Woodville and Morgan le Fay Connection
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the connection between the Arthurian figure Morgan le Fay and the late medieval Queen Elizabeth Woodville. In the past, I did a post about the connection between Elizabeth Woodville and Guinevere. That one had some obvious connections with both being Queens married…
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