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The Ring Recycled

Expecting Someone Taller, by Tom Holt – Holt has written many books of weird fantasy, science fiction, and satire; but his main thing is bringing a fictional world into the modern one. This was actually his first comic fantasy, based … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, German, Mythology, Norse, Tom Holt | Tagged alberich, der ring des nibelungen, expecting someone taller, freia, freyja, giants, ingolf, loge, loki, malcolm fisher, rhinemaidens, richard wagner, ring cycle, tarnhelm, valkyries, wotan |

Oh, Baby, Baby, It’s a Wild Hunt

I was thinking of addressing some Germanic mythology today, and looked at the introduction that the Brothers Grimm wrote for their fairy tale collection for possible inspiration. It turns out that I already discussed several of the mythological figures mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, Christmas, Fairy Tales, German, Holidays, Mythology, Norse | Tagged baldur, befana, berchta, bertha, brothers grimm, cernunnos, charlemagne, fairies, ghosts, gwydion fab don, gwynn ap nudd, herne the hunter, jacob grimm, king arthur, knecht ruprecht, krampus, loki, odin, perchta, santa claus, satan, siegfried, sigurd, sir francis drake, sleipnir, snow white, the goose girl, trolls, wild hunt, wilhelm grimm, windsor forest, witches, wotan |