Scandinavian folklore

In modern day terms a myth holds a negative connotation, however in the times of Ancient Greece myths told were largely believed. As with any other ancient culture the Greeks used mythology to explain the environment of which mankind lived, how the night changed from light to dark, the seasons and all other natural phenomena’s. Myths were also used to recount historical events so that people could connect with their ancestors, the wars they were in and the places they had been. Without…

When one is little, bedtime stories are a special tradition. Whether the story was coming from a book or the imagination, every child’s interpretation was different. The concept of storytelling has been around for ages. Before technology was so advanced, people used their voice to spread stories, sometimes creating more than one story from one core idea. The similarities and differences from the story of Noah and Gilgamesh are a perfect example of this idea. The Babylonian exile contributed to…

Ever wonder where fairy tales come from? They are written by the Storian, which is a magical needle that writes and documents the most important conflicts that occur in the fairy tale world. It resides at the School for Good and Evil, and is protected by the School Master from greedy burglars who believe that the Storian would grant them the power to write their very own tales. The School for Good and Evil is a school where teenagers from the age of 16 can start training to become either an…

Throughout history, the Loch Ness monster has been a legend among creatures. First, it was called a monster fish, then it was determined to be a dragon before finally claiming the name of Loch Ness Monster. Said to dwell in the lake Loch Ness, the name monster was first applied to it in the early 1900 hundreds. People searched far and wide, looking for the mysterious creature said to live in the Loch Ness. Many sightings of the monster were reported throughout history, going back to even a…

"Widely held but false idea" is one dictionary definition of myth in common usage. For reasons that are still unclear, myths abound in recent American political history. Perhaps the most glaring and consequential was the myth that Iraq under Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction. There are other cases in point. For instance, Barack Obama is a Muslim born in Kenya and therefore not an American citizen. Poor people are poor by choice, another commonly heard myth. These are myths,…

Borrowed from the Romans, who called the days after the then known planets which were named originally after their gods, the Scandinavian did the same, and as a Germanic language, the English language inherited these. Sunday and Monday were named after the Sun and moon, Tuesday translates to Týr’s day (the god of war and law and justice), Wednesday means Odin’s day, Thursday is Thor’s day, and Friday represents either the goddess of marriage (who is married to Odin) Frigg or the goddess Freyja.…

Suhani Gupta Dr. Brendan Thornton RELI 144H 8 October 2015 African Trickster Tales The tradition of expressing the invincibility of the powerless through the form of the trickster served a major role in African culture. In John W. Roberts’ From Trickster To Badman, African trickster tales are viewed and discussed from different perspectives. For many years, the Europeans considered Africans to be an uncivilized group of people. In Roberts’ article, Thanet claims that the seemingly small and…

Mythology is best known for creating symbolisms behind the circle and giving human-like qualities to god-like figures. The circle is a symbol with no beginning or ending. Such is true with mythologies that reference the circle and its symbolic meaning. In mythology, the circle can represent anything from the process of being born, breathing your last breath, and being reborn, to the never-ending process of the classical elements of the world; water, fire, earth, and air. These four elements of…

The telling of stories is the original teaching method. Stories were told in order to pass down information from generation to generation. Our ancestors did this by either word of mouth or the use of drawings, such as cave paintings. These were used to tell stories of great hunts, or to help describe certain animals, and to teach their children certain skills and how to survive in the wild. Storytelling has evolved since these simple cave drawings were used. We still tell stories in classrooms…

Schlosser retells the urban legend, “The Hook”. The urban legend starts off with a girl trying to decide on an outfit for her date while constant reports are being announced on the radio of a wild man who had escaped from the state asylum. The man on the loose was a killer who was being called “Hook Man” because his right arm was replaced with a hook. After picking out an outfit, the girl went out on a date with her boyfriend to a drive-in movie without paying much attention to the reports. The…