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 | | Folktales in Pre-Industrial England | | by balisunset, Jul 24, 2008 | | In the early and medieval periods, magical and fantastic motifs occur abundantly in works whose overall plots do not fit into the Aarne-Thompson folktale typology. Thus, the hero of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf (c. 700–1000 CE) defends a house against an ogre, whom he defeats by tearing his arm off; then he plunges down through a pool to an underwater Otherworld, where he kills the ogre’s mother. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Aphrodite | | by Lyndi, Jul 16, 2008 | | On the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, and some of the myths she takes part in. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | A Legend of the Death of Robin Hood | | by Roger Harris, Jul 1, 2008 | | We have all heard some of the exploits of the "good" outlaw who robbed rich people in order to give alms to poor people. Fewer of us have heard about his death. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Icelandic Yule Lads | | by Jervis, Jun 23, 2008 | | Together, these characters reveal a great deal about the country's history and culture. Eleven of them, for example, are completely obsessed with their stomachs. | | Comments(4) Liked It: 10 |
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