Scandinavian folklore

16th Century Myths and Folktales Folktales and myths have been told for centuries around the globe. In which 16th century folktale and myths are known the most in literature. 16th century folktale and myths impacted history through the several cases of witchcraft, influenced their way of romantic love, and their superstitious beliefs of explanation. There were many cases of witchcraft that appeared in the 16th century. Women accused of being a witch usually were known to be old and poor. Also…

What are archetypes? Archetypes are the recurring themes in all stories. Archetypes can be found in almost any part of a story, or any story in general. You can find situational archetypes, character archetypes, and symbolic archetypes in any story, and archetypes will always follow the same cycle. The first stage of archetypes is the golden age. The golden age is the stage of innocence. It symbolizes the beginning, and purity. The golden age is often compared with things like spring, Eden,…

From the beginning of time, mythology has acted as the key of understanding life’s confusions, battles and teaches the reader valuable life lessons. Many of mankind’s tales of expeditions, searching for immortality is a very mutual theme for that, the search for immortality has been a major concern for many men and women throughout history. To spend time with a special someone and never having to say goodbye would greatly attract to most people, however when death steps into the picture, one…

Urban Legend Was Walt Disney’s body really frozen? Is there really a black market for kidneys? The answer to both is no, these questions or rumors are called urban legends which majority of them are not true. Urban legends is a modern folklore and in 1981 Jan Harold Brunvand published several books pertaining to legends (Brunvand n.d.). In this paper I will be explaining what urban legend is and prove why these two questions are false. Urban legends are a tradition of storytelling and starts…

In his book The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History, American cultural historian Robert Darton argues that readers can access the “social dimension of thought” via folktales because stories are often influenced by the “surrounding world of significance” (6). He claims that folktales often evolve to reflect the social attitude at the time at which they are told. Thus, as Darton suggests, it is “…unwise to build an interpretation on a single version of a single tale…

is that of the archetype. In literature, an archetype is usually a character, action or situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature. Various archetypes are found in similar roles or scenarios throughout the mythologies and folklore that span the continents. When examining Western literature, the archetype of the trickster plays a very important role in the inversion, or disruption of the status quo. The trickster is clasically a magician, able to break the rules of the…

Greek Monsters For my Greek monster I have chosen the Griffin monster. I chose this monster because it look really cool and I feel as if it would be really exhilarating to take a ride with it on it’s back. This monster looks somewhat like an Eagle; with the body of a Lion, with humongous wings. Therefore, giving the monster the ability to fly around. As the mythological creature shows the males have the body of a lion along with the tail of one. With talons of the Eagle matching its head,…

A mythology is a story that has the characteristics of being set in the past in remote and exciting places, filled with exaggerated, strange or remarkable characters, heroic or magical events and their consequences, and it can convey a positive message about a nation or it’s people. One of the most well known American mythology is Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving and Charles Burke. The first characteristic Rip Van Winkle fits into is that it is set in the past in remote and exciting places.…

Every culture has urban legends and Hispanic culture is no exception. These legends can be anything from terrifying ghost stories to heavily believed superstition. Some of the most popular legends would be those of El Chupacabra and La Llorona, which are not only known by those of hispanic heritage, but internationally as well. The majority of these legends have been around for centuries but as the years have gone by, they have turned into cautionary tales and lessons for the younger generations…

Polynesian Legends are sometimes based on some of historical fact and have had their people or events embellished over the tellings and retellings.Because folklore has the capability to teach and to preserve the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of a people, suggestions are offered for using folklore to deepen children's understanding of Polynesian culture. Maori nature fables, along with error/punishment stories involving the woman or man on the moon, represent the instructive function. Tales and…