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March 30, 2024
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Storm Hags #podcast #faeries #folklore
Episode 106: Dark Fae: Storm Hags The folklore of the storm hag in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing, and this fae translated to Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2024 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the storm hag in folklore here. …
March 24, 2024
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Dwaallig #podcast #faeries #folklore
Episode 105: Klein, Alledaagse Feë: Dwaallig Alles omtrent dwaalligte, hoe ek dit herverbeel het vir my skryfwerk en hierdie fee oorvertaal na Engels. Geskryf en voorgelees deur Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Kopiereg 2024 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — Alle regte voorbehou. Leer meer oor dwaalligte hier. Kry die transkripsie hier. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic …
March 17, 2024
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Goblins #podcast #faeries #folklore
Episode 104: Dark Fae: Goblins The folklore of the goblin in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing, and this fae translated to Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2024 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the goblin in folklore here. Get the transcript …
March 12, 2024
Theme Reveal for A to Z Blogging Challenge 2024 #AtoZChallenge #AtoZChallengeThemeReveal
Just like last year, I’m doing a double A-Z. One will be book reviews and the other will be folklore. Thankfully there are loads of digital and physical libraries to aid me in this challenge of reading through my TBR, otherwise it would be quite costly! This time, though, the folklore is centered around the …
March 10, 2024
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Domovoi #podcast #faeries #folklore
Episode 103: Klein, Alledaagse Feë: Domovoi Alles omtrent domovoi en hoe ek dit herverbeel het vir my skryfwerk. Geskryf en voorgelees deur Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Kopiereg 2024 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — Alle regte voorbehou. Leer meer oor domovoi hier. Kry die transkripsie hier. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com Transkripsie Jy luister …
March 5, 2024
If You Don’t Have Time to Read… #IWSG #writerslife #amreading
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I saw this question on the IWSG site a while back and thought I’d answer it today. Book reviews are for the readers. When you leave a book review do you review for the Reader or the …
March 3, 2024
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: An Audiobook Extract #podcast #faeries #folklore
Episode 102: Dark Fae: An Audiobook Extract For some reason this episode doesn’t want to embed, so listen to it here: https://faeriesandfolklore.com/e/dark... An audiobook extract full of dark fae, to illustrate the fae we’ve covered thus far. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2024 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. …
February 25, 2024
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Vuil-Vos-Kabouter #podcast #faeries #folklore
Episode 101: Klein, Alledaagse Feë: Vuil-Vos-Kabouter Alles omtrent vuil-vos-kabouters, hoe ek dit herverbeel het vir my skryfwerk en hierdie fee oorvertaal na Engels. Geskryf en voorgelees deur Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Kopiereg 2024 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — Alle regte voorbehou. Leer meer oor vuil-vos-kabouters hier. Kry die transkripsie hier. Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic …
February 20, 2024
Empousa #folklore
I first encountered this vampiric creature in Rick Riordan’s work. Folklore Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology edited by William Smith (1844) EMPU′SA (Empousa), a monstrous spectre, which was believed to devour human beings. It could assume different forms, and was sent out by Hecate to frighten travellers. It was believed usually to …
February 18, 2024
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Ly Ergs #podcast #faeries #folklore
Episode 100: Dark Fae: Ly Ergs The folklore of the ly erg in a nutshell, how I reimagined it for my writing, and this fae translated to Afrikaans. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2024 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about the ly erg in folklore here. …
