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Tag Archives: Folktale
Before the Dawn by Rupert Copping
In the beginning, the elders told him, there was neither light nor darkness, because in the beginning nothing existed. But then, for reasons that were unclear, the Holy Source had awakened like a person from sleep. When the Holy Source … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged American History, Americas, Arayana, Art, British fiction, British Literature, Colonialism, conquistadors, Cultural heritage, culture, fiction, Folktale, Heritage, History, Holy Source, Identity, Indigenous culture, Indigenous peoples, Invasion, Landscape, Modernization, novel, Purini, Radiant War, Religion, Revolution, Revolutionary War, Rupert Copping, South America, South American History, spirituality, Tribal life, war
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Faery Loves & Faery Lais: A Collection of Breton Lais as told by Gareth Knight
“The Breton lai is a relatively short narrative poem, usually accompanied by music, that appeared in France some time about the middle of the 12th century, spread by travelling musicians and story tellers called ‘jongleurs.’ What we find important about … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthurian legend, breton lai, Breton lais, Brittany, Celtic, Celtic revival, Celtic twilight, chrétien de troyes, Cornwall, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Ella Young, English history, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, fairytale, Fantasy, Fiona Macleod, Folktale, French History, Gareth Knight, George Russell, Henry II, Ireland, jongleurs, Laurence Harf-Lancner, Literature, Marie de France, mediaeval history, mediaeval literature medieval literature, Middle French, Myth, mythology, Pierre Gallais, R.J. Stewart, short narrative poem, W.B. Yeats, Wales, Wendy Berg
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