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Folklore in History: Orfeo's Katabasis into Faerie
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Orfeo's Katabasis into Faerie. As Queen Heurodis slept in the shade of a tree she had a dream in which the King of Faerie appeared to her and announced his intent to steal her away to the Otherworld. The next day she slept beneath it again, this time with a well-armed guard around her, but the fairy king came and stole her away. A similar alteration affects the narrative presentation of classical material throughout the Matter of Rome. Just as Alexander the Great is presented...
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Folklore in History: Lady Charlotte Guest and the remaking of Celtic mythography
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Lady Charlotte Guest and the remaking of Celtic mythography. The sources known to us today which give the earliest legends known from Wales are the opening four sections of the Mabinogion. And even of the idea that there is such a book - reveals far more than just what tales were told in high medieval Wales. In the British Isles, mythological stories weren't written down until after the people had converted to Christianity. The Old Irish Lebor Gabala Erenn. Welsh material, however, ...
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Folklore in History: December 2014
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Thursday, December 25, 2014. To Drive the Cold Winter Away. All hayle to the dayes,. That merite more praise,. 160; then all the rest of the yeare:. And welcome the nights,. That double delights,. 160; as well the poore as the Peere:. Good fortune attend,. Each merry mans friend,. 160; that doth but the best that he may:. Forgetting old wrongs,. With Carrols and Songs,. 160; to drive the cold winter away . Craig B. Daniel. Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Ambrose, Myrddin Wyllt, and the Antichrist.
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Folklore in History: Arthur's Unfaithful Servant
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Friday, January 16, 2015. Lancelot first joins the Arthurian canon through the romances of Chretien de Troyes, who describes him as the most perfect knight who ever lived. Chretien first mentions Lancelot only in passing, as being among the knights of King Arthur's court, but later on, in Le Chevalier du Charette. Ca 1200 (and, presumably, the oral sources which inspired it), but this introduces his childhood with the Lady of the Lake and his many quests. Craig B. Daniel. I want to let you in on the dirt...
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Folklore in History: Manawyddan and the Mouse
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Thursday, May 7, 2015. Manawyddan and the Mouse. I will watch the croft to-night," said he. Said Kicva. "A thief," said he, "that I found robbing me." "What kind of thief may it be, lord, that thou couldst put into thy glove? My lord," said the scholar, "good day to thee." "Heaven prosper thee, and my greeting be unto thee. And whence dost thou come, scholar? Asked he. "I come, lord, from singing in Lloegyr; and wherefore dost thou inquire? Then he noosed the string around the mouse's neck, and as he was...
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Folklore in History: September 2014
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Thursday, September 25, 2014. The Witch Craze and Modern Penis Panics. The central idea of the witch panic, in its earliest days, was the fear of having your penis stolen. From this bizarre beginning, Europeans launched themselves into a frenzy of torture and execution of alleged witches which lasted centuries. Craig B. Daniel. Friday, September 19, 2014. And most wickedly I did as I sailed. My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed. Oh my name is Captain Kid, as I sailed. Craig B. Daniel. Shortl...
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Folklore in History: August 2014
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Friday, August 29, 2014. Craig B. Daniel. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Craig B. Daniel. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). People of Color in European Art History. I want to let you in on the dirty little secret of my field, Medieval Studies: The Middle Ages is.". 8220; I want to let you in on the dirty little secret of my field, Medieval Studies: The Middle Ages is incredibly attractive to white supremacists. For peopl. Fantastic Beasts at the British Library. You Lost and Your Opponent Won. On the west coast o...
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Folklore in History: February 2014
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Concerning What Happened to a Sencschal of Carcasona. Another time, when Count Lucanor was conversing with Patronio, he spoke to him in the following manner:. Patronio, as I know that death is unavoidable, I would now, while I have yet time, found some work of charity which may hereafter be applied for the benefit of my soul, and of which good act all the world may be cognizant. I pray you, therefore, to advise me how best to accomplish this end. Craig B. Daniel. The eponymo...
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Folklore in History: January 2015
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Friday, January 16, 2015. Craig B. Daniel. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). People of Color in European Art History. I want to let you in on the dirty little secret of my field, Medieval Studies: The Middle Ages is.". 8220; I want to let you in on the dirty little secret of my field, Medieval Studies: The Middle Ages is incredibly attractive to white supremacists. For peopl. Fantastic Beasts at the British Library. You Lost and Your Opponent Won. What do you picture when you think of the Devil? On the west co...
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