Jurošík a zbojník Hrajruka

Stara Basn

Stara Basn…When the Sun was God. Pretty nifty film. Definitely did not win any major awards nor should it have but still fun to watch for self styled warrior types who swing axes around:)  Set in pre-christian times in the land that would become Poland…Stara Basn tells a familiar tale of greed and betrayal in [...]

Dust Devil or Wizard?

The Songs of the Russian People: As Illustrative of Slavonic Mythology and Russian Social Life By William Ralston Shedden Ralston Published by Ellis & Green, 1872 The Russian peasant generally attributes such winds to the wild dances in which the devil indulges when celebrating his marriage with a witch; but sometimes, he thinks, a wizard [...]

The Poorman and the King of crows

Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and the Magyars: of the Russians, western Slavs, and Magyars By Jeremiah Curtin Published by Little, Brown, 1890 ” But how wilt thou enter the black castle, since it is covered all around with a stone wall, and whirls unceasingly on a golden cock’s foot? But make [...]

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