The Cult of the Grimm

This story is better known as the frog prince, the story that Disney had based The Prinses and the Frog on , tho I barely see the resemblance with these two versions In olden times, when wishing still did some good, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the you » Continue Reading

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Differences between fantasy and folklore

Category: Books and Stories

Modern fantasy has big inspirations from fairytales and folklore, but they differ in three aspects. Modern genre fantasy is set in a different reality, either a fantasy world separated from ours, or a hidden fantasy side of our own world. In addition, the rules, geography, history, etc. of this world tend to be defined, even if they are not described outright. Traditional fantastic tales take plac... » Continue Reading

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Diffrence in folktale genres (legends, myths, sagas and fairy tales)

Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

From the perspective of ethnology, legends, myths, sagas and fairy tales are seen as different folktale genres. Myths are about gods, demigods, mythical creatures or heroes. And they can be part of religion and rituals. They can also 'explain' and justify existing phenomena in the world. The » Continue Reading

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