hobgoblins – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Naughty or Nisse

I’ve looked at a few Christmas gift givers over the years, but I don’t think I’ve done anything with the Nisse, an elf-like creature from Norse folklore. Their role is basically that of a household spirit, especially on a farm, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Christmas, Food, Holidays, Magic, Mythology, Norse | Tagged a visit from st. nicholas, brownies, elves, fairies, gnomes, goats, hobgoblins, horses, jenny nystrom, julenisse, nisser, porridge, santa claus, sprites, st. nicholas, tomtar, yule, yule goat |

Ozma’s Road Tip

The Mysterious Chronicles of Oz, by Onyx Madden – I’ve written about this book before, but had never done a full review, and hadn’t read it all the way through in some years. I get the impression that it’s one … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, Celtic, Characters, Chinese, Edward Einhorn, Gender, Greek Philosophy, J.R.R. Tolkien, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Monsters, Mythology, Onyx Madden/Jim Nitch, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy | Tagged aristotle, bicycles, birds, cowardly lion, crows, cwn annwn, dcim wainwright, dogs, dragons, emerald city, fairies, fighting trees, glinda, goblins, hammer-heads, hobgoblins, hungry tiger, j. noel, lurline, magic picture, mockingbirds, nymphs, opaloz, ozma, ozma sees herself, puck, quox, red wagon, sawhorse, scarecrow, the hobbit, the mysterious chronicles of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tippetarius, witches |