Winter is often seen as the dark and unwelcome season, and understandably so—if you live far enough from the equator it can mean longer nights, cold temperatures, icy conditions, grey gardens and leafless trees. It can be particularly harsh if you don’t have a warm home to retreat to. But the season is not without […]
I think it ties in with the periods in which fantasy is often set where the people depend on crops and livestock for food and nights are dark with only candles or flame torches to light their way. For such people winter would be dreaded.