Scandinavian folklore

In the stories “How Stories Came to Earth”, Coyote Steals Fire”, and “Master Cat” they all have a trickster. A trickster is a mischievous person or animal that often uses cleverness, humor, and helpfulness to contribute to the story. In the story “How Stories Came to Earth” there was a trickster named Kwaku Anansi, he was a spider who had a quest to get the stories from the sky god. He used cleverness by tricking the hornets to fly in his trap so he could keep them and use them to pay for…

Compare and Contrasting “Old Ironsides” and “the Village Blacksmith” An American myth is a story about a remarkable character who does incredible or heroic deeds. They also teach an important message. Two examples of an American myth are “The Village Blacksmith” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes. “Old Ironsides” is a poem about an old battleship that was supposed to be scrapped. “The Village Blacksmith” is another poem about a model citizen who works as…

The values that the culture has on my culture is that there is many dead ships, pirates, and other things like sea creature that many talk about today to try to scare others. Oral Tradition and Folklore Oral tradition is a community cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth. Folklore is a story…

In David A. Lemmings book, The World of Myth, I learned more about the importance of the many gods and goddesses. Lemming explains the relationship between the stories of gods and humanity. He states that “their relationship is a human relationship, their family is a reflection of our families, their hierarchies mirror ours” (Pg. 87). Lemming believes that the deities are there to help us learn how to get over problems that we face in our own realities. He also believes that mythology give…

Stories have been verbally told by people since the beginning of mankind to explain the things that people cannot understand and to also teach us valuable life lessons. Oral mythologies were/are a way to explain the cruelty and the greatness of the world and to teach people how they should act and react to their surrounding situations. World Literature today still does these things. By studying literature, we can better understand those things that aren't easily understood such as, pain, love,…

On Wednesday in our first lecture, Dr. Salmon dissected the terminology of the words “oral” and “literature”. Oral meaning the transference of knowledge and literature often being described as writing and books, but overall meaning stories. Using the information, we got from this discussion during the lecture we are able to see why in 1991s the historic court case of the Gitxsan’s “people of the Skeena” or “people of the river of mist” Delgamuukw et al v The Queen is a monumental case for…

There is a very wide variety of aspects in the world of mythology. Similarities and differences are in abundance in the many stories consisting in mythology. Two of these myths are the Egyptian myth of Osiris, Isis and Horus and the Babylonian myth of The Emuna elish, containing numerous contrasting beliefs as well as ones that are alike. The Egyptians and Babylonians share similar qualities in the structure of specific myths. The main similarity between these two myths is the strong belief in…

above, although not as vicious or deadly. Even an angry kobold is not considered to be dangerous. They will cause all manner of mischief, but will not generally cause outright harm to humans. Current Influence Kobolds remain important in German folklore as house spirits, guardians of the homes they inhabit. They can be most easily coaxed to your home on Midsummer’s Eve, and unlike most other house spirits they appreciate gifts. Clothing is their favorite, and is certain to keep a kobold…

mean monsters. They are slimy, smelly, and over all very repulsive beings. They use to be thought of as evil, dangerous, and clever. Trolls lived in the mountains, woods, in rocky caves, or under a bridge’s. They like to be left alone. In the Scandinavian folklore, trolls were giants who roamed at night and if they were caught in the sunlight they would turn into stone. There is a story that took place in Norway that two armies of trolls went to war at nightfall and when the sun rose they all…

characters within the novel once existed within the medieval world. The inclusion of these people within the novel supplements their impact upon folklore as well as a tradition within the Anglo- Saxon tribes. The historical figures evident within Beowulf serve to provide the reader with…